Well, I went to Seattle over the weekend and while I was there, bought a bike. It's a Surly Long Haul Trucker, in a lovely metallic burgandy color. This bike is the perfect winter commuter and touring bike. I can't wait to try it out on my club ride tonight!

I can't say THANK YOU enough to Knotted for her patience and total enabling with my bike purchase. She even talked me into a B17 Brooks Saddle and boy does she know about Brooks Saddles! Although she didn't have to talk too hard. The saddle felt pretty good without my chamios, so I figure it should be great with one. Loved the bike shop, Free Range Cycles. This shop and I were made for each other. Their logo is a chicken on a bike!

We, daughter and I, had a GREAT bike buying celebration dinner with Teigyr and her DH Saturday night. Hope you guys made it home safe and sound. Fortunately our hotel was only a mile away. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

I must add that I was totally in awe of the number of cyclists and bike paths we saw in Seattle. And the amount of traffic. Now I know why you west siders think Spokane is such a back water place. By comparision, it is! But I'll take my back water town over your main current any day! Although you do have cooler bike shops.

And the best part is . . . my sister informated me she's going to a conference in Seattle the end of August and I'm going with her. She wants to take the bikes too. So I plan to ride my new bike all month and take it back for it's first tune up. That is if I can find the shop. Knotted? There maybe some map making in your future.

The obligatory pictures will be forth coming. As soon as my daughter stops by to go over the whole photo bucket process with me, yet again.

All in all a super fun weekend. Many thanks to my new TE friends. If you ever come over to the quiet side of the state, I'm here for ya! bikerHen