Adventure Girl had to be "Patient Girl" for a lonnnnnnnng time on this one. At long last, today I got to ride my new bike for the first time. My husband tried to surprise me and give this bike to me for my birthday (in June).

Bike ordered in March.
Original promised date was mid-June.
Mid-June, No bike.
Bike promised by the end of June.
End of June, No bike.
Bike was promised on July 5.
July 5, No bike.
Bike was promised by the end of July.
End of July, No bike.
Bike was promised early August.
August 8th… Guess what!! Bike arrived!
Wrong size…
Bike reordered. Promised in 2 weeks
2 weeks… No bike.
Bike promised in 2 more weeks.
2 more weeks… No bike.
Bike promised in 2 MORE weeks.
2 MORE weeks… No bike.
Finally, a frame is available, but the manufacturer couldn’t get it powder coated for… 2 more weeks!!!
So we had it powder coated ourselves.
The bike was built last weekend, but didn't have the correct brake rotors.
ONE brake rotor came in on Thursday.
Friday my mechanic mounted a different brake rotor that will work. We'll get it changed when the correct one comes in. I got to ride it today and it was worth the wait!

So…. Here's my bike. It's a Santa Cruz Blur XC, size extra small. It is custom powder coated bright yellow with a tiny bit of sparkly metal flake in it. It's beautiful and it is a dream to ride. I love it. Poor Robert has been waiting since March for this to happen.