I’d like everybody to meet Maggie, my new bicycle. Do you remember “A Christmas Story” and Ralphie’s desire to get “an official Red Ryder, carbine action, two-hundred shot range model air rifle, with a compass in the stock and ‘this thing’ which tells time”? Well, for a while now, Aaron has been desiring a soft-tail, aluminum-frame, disc-brake equipped mountain bike with Shimano components and Rock Shox for riding around town. And he got it.
I should explain: when we moved here, we finally had both time to take leisurely bike rides, and a place to store bikes so we could take said rides. The problem was, we didn’t have a bike for everyone to ride. So, while I was at work, Julie, James and Anna would ride their bikes to the library, and to the fair grounds, and through the neighborhoods. In the evenings, I would occasionally borrow Julie’s bike to take a ride of my own, but it was really hard for the whole family to ride bikes. So, Julie gave me permission to buy a bike.
I did some research, and discovered this Orem based outfit called Fezzari. They sell bikes directly to consumers, so they cut out the middle-men and sell cool bikes for a lot less than the competition. I was looking at a Trek 6100 (I believe that’s the model), which is more in the starter end of Trek bikes. For about the same price, I was able to get a bunch of sweet upgrades (including the soft-tail), and have the bike delivered straight to my door in Marbleton, Wyoming. How cool is that? Not only do I laud the Fezzari folks for building a good product at a good price, I must mention that I ordered the bike on Monday, and it was delivered on Thursday. I thought it would take at least a week, so huzzah for Fezzari.
The bike, which I am naming Maggie in honor of the horse that Anna rode, arrived on Thursday night, and we took it for two rides: a quick ride on Friday morning before work, and a longer ride in the Red Hills yesterday. She performed superbly. Even now, I become a little verklempt, just thinking about it.
And that’s the news from Marbleton, where all the women are strong, the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average.
4 comments:
She's a beauty. Yesterday I started singing "Maggie Mo...she's a vegetarion, Maggie Mo, Maggie Mo..." It's my version.
I love the picture with your new treasure and the rustic background. It's great to have a place to store your stuff. Happy trails to you and yours! You can probably go on a different path, everyday for a year and not duplicate your route. Enjoy!
Thanks, everybody!
I can tell that somebody listens to "A Prarie Home Companion."
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