My New Luna Bike!!

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Lisa, your description of your ride is great. You describe very much how I feel on my Luna--as it (her) being an extension of me, or I of it (her). It's the first bike that I've ridden that I really feel like part of the machine, not perched on it, not fighting it.

My Luna is a persimmon-orange-red, and I named her Carmen Bacana (bacana means "cool" in Brazilian Portuguese), but I usually just call her Luna (sometimes Luanne when I've had a few!)

I suppose it will take me a while to find the right name for my bike- it is a girl bike though, so that narrows it down some.

Isn't your Carmen persimmon-red Luna pictured on the Luna website gallery? Post a link here so we can all admire it! It's HOT!!!!

I have tried smaller saddlebags but have found I just can't make everything fit....sturdycable&lock, tube, small pump, patch kit, a couple of tools, extra wool shirt or a wind vest, wool glove liners (the weather quickly changes here and suddenly get cold or windy), snack for long rides, emergency bungee cord and a few bandages, a bandana, roadmap, ID and money, cellphone.....sigh. We ride typically 2-4 hour (sometimes up to 8 hour) rides in mostly rural areas so there is little chance of being near a gas station when you need any assistance. I need to be self-sufficient if a problem occurs when I'm out there in the middle of nowhere on a wooded road alone. If I was just riding up and down paved main roads dotted with stores I wouldn't need to bring much. Hey at least I don't have to pack any hair curlers!