Wow, haven't been here in a while. A lot has changed in life and geography. Sold the Pony and used the money to buy a baby blue horse trailer in her honor. Started competing in more barrel races. Got engaged, broke up with the cheating loser, moved to Colorado. Condensed version, anyway.

Now I'm moving to my own pad out in Boulder and need a bike. Cheap. It seems like the Boulder thing to do. Plus I gained weight with the ex and would like to be semi skinny again. Oh, and did I mention biking feels sooooooo good?

It's hard because I'm a freegin bike snob and I can at very least settle for something with vintage cool points. I found an old 1982 Bianchi, but the gal thinks it's like 55 or 57cm. I vaguely remember test riding 52s and 53s. I'm 5'5", does that sound right? Of course back then I liked my bikes super tight. Is this something I could bring in with a short stem, or should I let my Bianchi green dreams die?