sweet new ride...

Thieves thought they could ruin my life by taking my bike, but little did they know they would end up contributing more to it than they actually took.
There is a new member of my life now, yet to be named (that will come with time, as with any relationship) but for now we can just call her my Sweet New Ride:


She and I met on Friday at my favorite bike shop in the twin cities: Express Bike on Selby and Dunlap. Its a great little shop, non-profit, knowledgeable, and very well priced. I trust their work, and will continue to buy from them.
Because it is from a used shop, I only know as much about it as I can gather from the frame and bike itself. Its a Peugeot, pronounced PEW-JOE, which makes anyone sound cool. I don't know when its from, I'm guessing late 70's, or what model it is, although I'm pretty sure its part of their "Rad As Fuck" lineup from fall 78'. I guess it's kind of a rarity and you have to be one Bad-Ass-Motherfucker to get your hands on one. Turns out I'm a shoe-in...

So I took her on her inaugural ride, which was also my first ride on the Greenway, which ended with the two of us turning around at 36Th & Wooddale in St. Louis Park. All together we hung out for about 20 miles without any problems or disagreements.

I think we'll get along fine. And I think her name is Pigeon.