It’s Friday and things are off to a good start.
Our garden is overflowing with tomatoes. These days there are many, many more ripe tomatoes than our house can harvest and eat in a day.
In addition, at long last, my white platter dahlias have begun to bloom, just as the early bloomers have become slower to bloom.
Yesterday, despite the fact that September is bike commute challenge month, I decided to take the bus into work. I was feeling a bit under the weather, and that combined with now being quite invested in my current book, Net of Jewels, by Ellen Gilchrist led me to opt for the bus. (Side note: about the book which has nothing to do with the story, is that it appears to be dedicated to my second cousin’s husband.)
Anyway, I took the bus in to work.
Then while at work I was waiting for people to join our web conference and decided to see what bikes were listed on Craigslist. Low and behold there was an Azor Oma, the quintessential dutch step-through bike. There is a great bike shop in town, Clever Cycles, that sells them new. However, the price is such that I’ve never been able to justify buying one.
I decided I needed to try it for myself, and so yesterday afternoon I left work and took the bus to see the bike, which was conveniently located one block from my bank.
This bike had been bought in Holland and thus was a 3 speed with coaster brakes rather than the 8 speeds with roller brakes that Clever Cycles sells. I rode it around the neighborhood and then called Craig and asked what I should do.
In the end, I negotiated a bit then bought it and rode it home. So now it seems I am becoming a collector of three speeds and a more committed member of the Slow Bicycle Movement.
Today, I rode my Trek into work (since I want to spend a bit more time away from traffic getting used to coaster brakes again) and settled into a quiet day at the office. And Craig totally Bonzi rolls me with this link: http://www.felonyflats.com/roadsign.jpg
Oma-god. I am so envious.