the GOT bike

Take careful note of the preposition, "with" not "on". Even after many years, I'm still pretty pleased every time I piggyback a bike with the front hub lashed to my rack, and that's not just because it likely means I'm toting a new bike home. I really like simple things that work reasonably well, and I enjoyed those moments of pleasure twice on Saturday. A month ago, when the roads still held an unhealthy coating of salt, Hampshire Bicycle Exchange had offered me a donation for Bike Lab: Mixte frame, Sachs three speed hub, and while digital photo color rendering doesn't give it full representation, PINK! I was certainly game, but rather than subject the steel frame to corrosive chemicals, I waited to take it. Then I waited some more and exceeded the week window that I was told was best for collection, but it was waiting patiently as well, and with this Saturday's Bike Lab starting an hour and a half after the shop opened, it was perfect for pick ...