The Summer of the Bicycle – Utah Valley Style
4 August, 2008
All my Christmases came at once this weekend. How? My grandparents have kept a 1970′s Schwinn Breeze in nearly perfect shape in their garage for the past 30 some odd years. In all, the bike probably has been ridden about 10 miles. It was made and purchased in Chicago, Illinois. All the parts are original. They sold me the bike for $1.30 (it’s kind of a long story how we settled on this price…needless to say, I made out like a bandit).
I wrote 10 miles, but it is probably closer to 11 now because my wife (pictured at right) took the breeze for several spins around the yard yesterday. The most interesting comment she made was how comfortable it felt. Notice how she is not bent over. She’s not wearing fancy bike clothes. She’s wearing what she wore all day. And having a blast riding her bike.
Have a look at what Brad wrote yesterday and think about how glorious it could be to ride in style and comfort.
The Summer of the Bicycle
4 August, 2008
Sorry for the Drought. It was a crazy weekend for me. So, here is the beginning and the end of the post that I started the other night and am now just getting a chance to finish. Thanks for sticking around.
High gas prices and warm weather have brought them out. In some places it is not all that unusual. It has been a common event for the past twenty or thirty years or more. In others, it is new. It is fresh. It is even a bit of an oddity. What is it you ask? It is the bicycle. And not just any new bicycle. It is an old fashioned bicycle such as ridden by the Wicked Witch of the West in the Wizard of Oz, or by your grandmother who may or may not be much like the aforementioned witch. Anyway, it is the high heel, flowing dress or skirt, hand bag and cell phone in hand, and helmetless head. (Did I really write that? Helmetless? Don’t flame me okay. It isn’t all that bad.) It is classy, elegant, and perhaps coming to a city much closer to you than you think. In this case, it is Washington DC, but it was New York not to long ago. Give them a read. Then wander over to Copenhagen Cycle Chic and see what it could be come should conditions ripen. Enjoy!
