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Man I was in looove when this all happened. I was so excited to get this bike. He even bought a bike rack to transport it all the way back from PA for me. Now that is love.

Unfortunately, the beautiful, shiny bike in the craigslist pictures wasn't exactly how it looked from the bouncy seat. I took it for a test spin after laying a big ol kiss on the man when he got home with it and immediately I noticed a few things that wasn't evident in the pictures:

-the front tire was wobbly, took it off and put it back on and it's better

-The skirt guard is a little ragged and has a hole, purely cosmetic issue

-The back tire has big nail in it, but it is holding air

-none of my tools fit the nut to get the tires off to fix the nail

-It also doesn't fit me that great. It is waay on the small side, I am 5'4" and I think it would be great for 5'2" or shorter. See....

But it is fun to ride a bike where I could easily lounge with my feet on the ground when stopped.

She definitely has some great features like:

-the self generator lights in front and back

-super cool rack that has a springing holding thing

-fenders

-a bell

-3 speed hub that I figured out you can't pedal while shifting

-coaster brake and hand brake, not sure why both

-chainguard and kickstand
-don't ya love the quirky, girlie paint job??

I am really struggling with this one. I mean the man bought it for me out of pure, wonderful love. That is sentimental! But it really isn't practical for me for more than a little jaunt up to the movie house or out to dinner or such. I really want a bike just like this, but a little bigger. Man, I'm picky.