Yeah, it's July 5th and I haven't been on a bike before today. Problem is, my bike died and I haven't replaced it yet. We got TBWITWW a new bike earlier this year, so I swiped it to go get cat food and stop at the library. Only about 4 miles total, but it was a good ride. It's kind of a cruiser, so I find it very hard to get up and stomp on the pedals when I want to go fast out of a light. Oh well, it's good to get the wheels back under me again. I've got to replace that bike soon.
In other cycling news, this was a sad day in the Tour de France. Despite Lance claiming the Yellow again, it was a major heartbreaker to watch Zabriskie go down so close to hanging on to the Yellow for another day. It's inspiring to see someone new have such success. Hopefully, the injuries were minor and he'll be back in the saddle with a vengance tomorrow and keep in the running for the rest of the tour. I'm almost more excited for next year than this one. Lance is great, and I hope he pulls off the seventh, but it will be nice to see another generation competing for the lead of the greatest sporting event in the world.
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Goals
- House Down Payment Fund:
$32.78 of $10000.00 - Total Savings Goals:
$13532.78 of $37500.00Emergency Fund2007 Vacation*2007 Christmas*Headstone FundCar FundMaternity Leave Fund- House Down Payment ($10000)
- TBWITWW Roth IRA*
- 2008 Christmas ($600/$1000)
- High-Interest Loan
- Morydd Roth IRA*
- 101 in 1001
16 in progress,
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614 days remaining
I need to replace my bike too... My bike is worth about 250 dollars right now and needs about 350 dollars of repairs. two new rims, tubes and tires, the entire chain/gear/deraileur mess needs to be cleaned and I think the rear deraileur needs to be replaced... so I think I'm gonna try to squeeze the rest of this summer out with minimal repairs then buy myself a good (better) one next spring. What are you lookin for? I'm thinking something hybrid-ish but it depends where we move next year. right now, i'd want something light but with sturdy enough tires/wheels to handle being in gravel/curb hopping. Trek and Giant both make bikes that look just right. we'll see.
Ummm... given the problems you two have with bikes now, this may be rude, but I think you'll both understand. I got a new bike on lay-away at Vittesse. I've been trying to sell the tandem we bought for our 25th wedding anniversary, but haven't had any response at all. So, in order to get it out of Mom's garage, get rid of the emotional baggage attached to it, and finally get something with components that are less than 11 years old, I worked out a trade with Vittesse. I'll soon have a Litespeed bike with full Ultegra components. Yep, it unobtanium.... They were motivated to make a deal on this bike because it's a 2004. A new LeMond would have cost me way more than I could afford, and this titanium bike cost less than a new steel/carbon LeMond with mixed 105/Ultegra parts.
My two Treks are only 54 cm, and I beleive you both need 56 or bigger. I'll need to sell at least one of the Treks (I'm thinking of selling the 2120 because it's worth more and the 420 is already set up for a comuter bike). But, Sean, if you want the 2120 let me know.
Love both of you guys, and Nicole too!
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