Did I mention my new wheels? I’ve been thinking about a new bike for a while - I’ve been cycling semi-regularly since our old Neighbours gave me a Dutch-style step through commuter bike a few years ago, but I’ve found myself wanting to do a bit more, and the old bike wasn’t quite ideal.
One of our local bike shops has occasional “scratch & dent sales” which ai suspect are mostly about stock clearance when they get new ranges in, but still, some excellent discounts to be had, so when they launched the last one I decided to keep an eye to see what was available. I knew roughly what I wanted - a hybrid sports bike which would cope cheerfully enough with both road cycling and some light off road trails too. I settled on the one above - at a very reasonable price and so far she and I are getting on a treat!
So what of the old bike, you may ask? Well, handily a lovely pal alerted me to the fact that another local bike shop works with a charity that provides bikes to those who need, but can’t afford them. My old bike is off for a full refurb and will then be finding its way to a new custodian - maybe helping them to and from a place of work or study. As I was given her for free in the first place, that seems fitting, don’t you think?
Robyn
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