..and I'm not sure how I feel about that.
My tri bike was my first "real" bike. I got it before I even thought I would do tris. It was a 2002 Trek Hilo. I loved that bike. 650 wheels, all aluminum (except the fork), stiff ride. And such a pretty blue color. Bought it new, and borrowed money to get it.
Other bikes have come on the scene: I have a MTB, and a road bike, and a track bike... but the Hilo has always been my favorite.
But I'd recently been given a pile of mature savings bonds, and that, coupled with the proceeds from selling this bike and my ZIPPS (can't find 650 bikes for tall folks anymore), meant I had a bunch of money (well, not as much as some of the guys on the main forum would like for bike buying...heck, they probably poop more money than this) that I wouldn't miss (since I never had it to begin with)--which meant I could afford to upgrade.
And so, a very nice, handsome young fellow came to my house and bought my bike as a present for his GF for Xmas. And he handed me a check, and then loaded my bike onto his trunk rack, and he put my Zipps on the seat next to him...and he drove away.
And I *KNOW* it's just a bike, and I know once I upgrade and get on some nice smooth machine, I will love it and be so happy to change...but still... Alphonse (yes, he has a name) will always hold that special place in my heart. :-) (And now we see why I posted this here... the boys would laugh at me. :p)
Here he is (at the only race I did this year before I broke my foot):
And here's his Criagslist photo:
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My tri bike was my first "real" bike. I got it before I even thought I would do tris. It was a 2002 Trek Hilo. I loved that bike. 650 wheels, all aluminum (except the fork), stiff ride. And such a pretty blue color. Bought it new, and borrowed money to get it.
Other bikes have come on the scene: I have a MTB, and a road bike, and a track bike... but the Hilo has always been my favorite.
But I'd recently been given a pile of mature savings bonds, and that, coupled with the proceeds from selling this bike and my ZIPPS (can't find 650 bikes for tall folks anymore), meant I had a bunch of money (well, not as much as some of the guys on the main forum would like for bike buying...heck, they probably poop more money than this) that I wouldn't miss (since I never had it to begin with)--which meant I could afford to upgrade.
And so, a very nice, handsome young fellow came to my house and bought my bike as a present for his GF for Xmas. And he handed me a check, and then loaded my bike onto his trunk rack, and he put my Zipps on the seat next to him...and he drove away.
And I *KNOW* it's just a bike, and I know once I upgrade and get on some nice smooth machine, I will love it and be so happy to change...but still... Alphonse (yes, he has a name) will always hold that special place in my heart. :-) (And now we see why I posted this here... the boys would laugh at me. :p)
Here he is (at the only race I did this year before I broke my foot):
And here's his Criagslist photo:
mmm-mmm-Momo Charms
Handmade beverage charms, jewelry, and miscellanea
http://momocharms.wordpress.com