Look- here's my new bike! Isn't she grand???
So I'm finally giving the car-free lifestyle a go. This week I have vowed to be car-free. I will ride to work, ride to do my errands, and even ride to meet a friend for lunch on my break on Friday.
Day 1: SUCCESS (sort of)
This morning I rode to the grocery store to get some food for the week. Filled up both panniers full and came home. Weighed the groceries and they topped the scale at 33 lbs. Not so bad!! Got everything I needed (and then some). Distance: 2.5 miles round trip.
Then I needed to go to the bike store to get a new stem for my bike. The stem on the bike was too big and just not what I wanted. I rode to Celestial Cycles on Hefner Rd to get a new one. Distance: 2 miles round trip.
Then I had to go to Homeland to rent an industrial strength carpet shampooer. OK- Rian drove to the store in the truck for this one. No way I could drag that a mile home and back and I couldn't put it on my bike. Had to use a car, but it wasn't me who drove...
Day 1 was successful!! I can't wait for tomorrow!
BTW- I LOVE my new bike!! The wide tires, the fenders, the handling, the generator, the smoothness... I could go on and on. What a great find!!!
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