My "new" grocery store bike

[divingbiker]

In my never-ending quest to fill my basement with bicycles, I've got another one in working order--a 1986 pink Bridgestone 300 mixte. I bought it several months ago on Craigslist, intending to work on it myself and make it into a commuting bike. Well, one thing led to another and I bought a Rivendell Glorius for commuting instead, and I decided that I'm not all that interested in learning how to do bike maintenance.

The only way this bike would work for me as a grocery store bike in the hilly area where I live is to have a triple; it came with a double. So I took it to my fantastic LBS, and the fantastic mechanic there found a place that had the third chainring, so now it's a 32-42-52. He also added a taller stem that he had laying around, so I could raise the bars high enough.

This morning I rode it to the hardware store up the street to get some keys made--no shorts, no gloves, no bike shoes. Just a helmet and sandals (and clothes of course). It was great! Once I get a rack, I'll be buying groceries on it. But the saddle has got to go...it was like riding with a pillow shoved between my legs. Ugh.

Ain't she sweet?