My New Bike Is FINISHED!!!!!

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It is finally off the stand and officially on the road. My brand new, beautiful electric purple Bacchetta Giro 20 went for a spin this afternoon. I rode 11 miles with a very slow average speed of 7.7 mph without a fall. My BF did a beautiful job putting the bike together today. He built the wheels this morning so by the time I returned from feeding my animals he was ready to start on the frame. It took him a couple of hours to get it all together and tuned before he took it out for the test ride. Shortly after that he was giving me my first lessons on riding a recumbent. I'll admit it is a different feeling but I know with time, practice and patience this is going to be a great ride. I had to leave it at his place this evening for I already had my little blue bike in my car (he had to make some adjustments on it for me as well). I plan on driving into town tomorrow afternoon to pick up my new bike and of course taking it out for a short spin so that I can learn to ride it with confidence. I wish I could post a picture of it but the shot he took of it is too large. I'm so excited, I told BF it was like Christmas all over again but this time I was getting to watch my gift go from bunch of pieces to a work of art. I'm so looking forward to tomorrow!