I had to run a quick errand from work by bike today (middle of the morning). A woman called to me as I was riding and she was walking on the sidewalk. She wanted to know what kind of bike I was riding and how much I paid for it. She said it looked so cute and that I made it look easy to ride. I said it was easy! Unfortunately, I had to explain that my bike is an old Schwinn mixte from the 70's that I bought off craigslist. She asked if I did my own work on it and I said yes but that any bike shop could also have done it. She wanted to know about the maker, the gearing and the comfort of the bike, so I got the idea she had already been shopping around. She said she was going to check out craigslist this afternoon.

No one has ever asked me about my road or touring bike. Just the cute little upright, basket on the front, mixte gets questions. The new cyclists out there are doing it for purpose...and I think that's a GREAT thing.

Unfortunately, it was about 2 hours later when it dawned on me that I'm planing on selling this bike in a month and I should have gotten her name! Duh!