Score! Free NiteRider bike light!

[divingbiker]

I am getting a free NiteRider Minewt X2 bike light!

The halogen bulb on my current light, a Planet Bike Alias SC, broke a couple days ago when I was putting it on my bike. It's a great light, but a pain in the neck to put on the bike since it has three different parts that have to be strapped on, and the battery life (even in flashing mode) isn't great. A new bulb is going to cost $30, so I started looking around at other lights.

I was trying to decide between the MiNewt X2 and the Dinotte 200L. It turns out that I earn "thank you" points from my Citibank bank and credit card accounts. I called them and they said I could use my points to get a $155 gift certificate to REI. REI sells the MiNewt, so that's the one I chose.

The MiNewt X2 light sells for $189 at REI, so I called my local store and they put one aside for me. Then today I got home and had an REI sale flyer and all NiteRider lights are 20% off starting Friday!

So my $155 gift certificate will pay for the light! Yay!

[withm]

I love it when stuff like that happens!

I am on the road to HE** paved with good intentions. I am giving my old road bike to my sister but since she is not going to be able to deal with the technical stuff, I am going to buy 2 tubes, frame pump, patch kit, tire levers, something to put it in, and probably 2 new tires. Thinking to get wider tires for her - the widest they can get on this thing cause she will have some dirt roads to get out of her neighborhood each day. Oh and new battery for the computer. And a bit of minor tune up. I cleaned up the bike today - it's an old Raleigh aluminum bike with shifters on the down tube. This will replace one of the 6 bikes that we lost in the fire. Sigh.

Some gift, huh? I was going to trade it in on a new "city" bike or something for ME - they would give me ~$75 for it. Go figure.

[RoseC]

Very cool, divingbiker!

I'd be interested in a review once you have a chance to try it out a bit! I'm starting to research for lighting, too...

[divingbiker]

I love it when stuff like that happens!

I am on the road to HE** paved with good intentions. I am giving my old road bike to my sister but since she is not going to be able to deal with the technical stuff, I am going to buy 2 tubes, frame pump, patch kit, tire levers, something to put it in, and probably 2 new tires. Thinking to get wider tires for her - the widest they can get on this thing cause she will have some dirt roads to get out of her neighborhood each day. Oh and new battery for the computer. And a bit of minor tune up. I cleaned up the bike today - it's an old Raleigh aluminum bike with shifters on the down tube. This will replace one of the 6 bikes that we lost in the fire. Sigh.

Some gift, huh? I was going to trade it in on a new "city" bike or something for ME - they would give me ~$75 for it. Go figure.

Yeah, Martha, I know how that goes.

I took my old hybrid commuter in for a tuneup, planning to send it home with my sister when she visited a few months ago. Turns out it needed a new rear brake, too, but I wasn't willing to spring for that, not knowing if my sister would really ride it. So she ended up not taking the bike home with her. (She bought a new bike a few weeks ago, and so far likes riding it on the country roads around her house.)

A month later, I gave the old bike with the bad brake to a woman who had posted on Craigslist that her commuting bike had been stolen. I told her to pay it forward.

[Zen]

Ahhh, here comes the BUT

If you don't pay off your balance each month and have ever paid interest on the card balance it's not really free

Free kittens, anyone?

[divingbiker]

Ahhh, here comes the BUT

If you don't pay off your balance each month and have ever paid interest on the card balance it's not really free

Free kittens, anyone?

These points come from simply having a Citibank checking account, savings account, brokerage account, etc. Now that I think about it, it's got nothing to do with my credit card since I get 1% cash back for any purchases on it (which is paid off every month, btw .)

It really is free money.

[Zen]

Well, then

SCORE!