Comments on: Check out my brand spankin’ new bike http://myplasticfreelife.com/2008/07/check-out-my-brand-spankin-new-bike/ Learn to live life with less plastic... for the health of our bodies, our oceans, our planet. I don't buy new plastic. Join me on my plastic-free journey. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:55:13 +0000 hourly 1 By: Trisha http://myplasticfreelife.com/2008/07/check-out-my-brand-spankin-new-bike/comment-page-1/#comment-6774 Trisha Wed, 29 Jul 2009 01:50:46 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2008/07/check-out-my-brand-spankin-new-bike/#comment-6774 What a great story. Congrats on finding your perfect bike! Love the picture of your cat in the basket (that's how I found your site, through Lovely Bicycle).6+++++++44444444444444425<br />77777 . . . and those random numbers are my kitty saying hello. ;-) What a great story. Congrats on finding your perfect bike! Love the picture of your cat in the basket (that's how I found your site, through Lovely Bicycle).6+++++++44444444444444425
77777 . . . and those random numbers are my kitty saying hello. ;-)

]]> By: nollij http://myplasticfreelife.com/2008/07/check-out-my-brand-spankin-new-bike/comment-page-1/#comment-3000 nollij Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:00:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2008/07/check-out-my-brand-spankin-new-bike/#comment-3000 Good for you Beth! I've been a bicycle guy for years but the purchase of an xtracycle in 2005 is what changed everything for me. Now I ride everyday and barely use my car anymore. Race bikes are for racers, and most of us aren't racers! I'm a big fan of xtracycles, dutch city bikes and or course, purpose built cargo bikes (bakfietsen, Surly Big Dummies, etc). As the sticker says "When bicycle wheels turn, it must be revolution" (seen at microcosmpublishing.com) Good for you Beth! I’ve been a bicycle guy for years but the purchase of an xtracycle in 2005 is what changed everything for me. Now I ride everyday and barely use my car anymore. Race bikes are for racers, and most of us aren’t racers! I’m a big fan of xtracycles, dutch city bikes and or course, purpose built cargo bikes (bakfietsen, Surly Big Dummies, etc). As the sticker says “When bicycle wheels turn, it must be revolution” (seen at microcosmpublishing.com)

]]> By: Cath http://myplasticfreelife.com/2008/07/check-out-my-brand-spankin-new-bike/comment-page-1/#comment-2957 Cath Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:29:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2008/07/check-out-my-brand-spankin-new-bike/#comment-2957 Thank you so much for posting this, I had never heard of Giant bikes before. <br/><br/>I went to my friendly neighborhood bike shop and picked out a Giant Sedona today, and am having an xtracycle rack fitted for it. Thank you so much for posting this, I had never heard of Giant bikes before.

I went to my friendly neighborhood bike shop and picked out a Giant Sedona today, and am having an xtracycle rack fitted for it.

]]> By: Fake Plastic Fish http://myplasticfreelife.com/2008/07/check-out-my-brand-spankin-new-bike/comment-page-1/#comment-2839 Fake Plastic Fish Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:46:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2008/07/check-out-my-brand-spankin-new-bike/#comment-2839 Hi Katecontinued. The basket came from the same bike shop as the bicycle. It's an Electra wire mesh bike basket:<br/><br/><a HREF="http://www.electrabike.com/miva/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=EP&Product_Code=368421&Category_Code=TBK" REL="nofollow">http://www.electrabike.com/miva/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=EP&Product_Code=368421&Category_Code=TBK</a><br/><br/>Maybe I should go back to that pixie cut again with bangs. Waddya think? Hi Katecontinued. The basket came from the same bike shop as the bicycle. It’s an Electra wire mesh bike basket:

http://www.electrabike.com/miva/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=EP&Product_Code=368421&Category_Code=TBK

Maybe I should go back to that pixie cut again with bangs. Waddya think?

]]> By: katecontinued http://myplasticfreelife.com/2008/07/check-out-my-brand-spankin-new-bike/comment-page-1/#comment-2835 katecontinued Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:49:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2008/07/check-out-my-brand-spankin-new-bike/#comment-2835 WANT! I had to immediately write a post (saving for a couple weeks) about my envy. I visited the website and would really like the electric version. I recently gave my truck to my son and would like to shift all of my travel to a bike or walking. There are serious hills where some of my errands take me, so the electric option seems wise for me.<br/><br/>Love your kid pictures. Thanks to your dad for posting them. You have barely changed at all. <br/><br/>Lastly, where did you find that detachable basket. That is a great idea. WANT! I had to immediately write a post (saving for a couple weeks) about my envy. I visited the website and would really like the electric version. I recently gave my truck to my son and would like to shift all of my travel to a bike or walking. There are serious hills where some of my errands take me, so the electric option seems wise for me.

Love your kid pictures. Thanks to your dad for posting them. You have barely changed at all.

Lastly, where did you find that detachable basket. That is a great idea.

]]> By: Rosa http://myplasticfreelife.com/2008/07/check-out-my-brand-spankin-new-bike/comment-page-1/#comment-2827 Rosa Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:34:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2008/07/check-out-my-brand-spankin-new-bike/#comment-2827 The answer, as my friend Panda says, is always another bike.<br/> <br/>Unlike a new car or a new polyester shirt or a new computer that will be obsolete in 5 years, the world *needs* more bikes. <br/><br/>When you get tired of this one, or get snared by a newer, shinier bike, this one can either be broken down into reusable parts or passed on to someone else who needs it. Even if it gets stolen (three of mine have been, over the years) you know someone is riding it. The answer, as my friend Panda says, is always another bike.

Unlike a new car or a new polyester shirt or a new computer that will be obsolete in 5 years, the world *needs* more bikes.

When you get tired of this one, or get snared by a newer, shinier bike, this one can either be broken down into reusable parts or passed on to someone else who needs it. Even if it gets stolen (three of mine have been, over the years) you know someone is riding it.

]]> By: Rejin/Urban Botany http://myplasticfreelife.com/2008/07/check-out-my-brand-spankin-new-bike/comment-page-1/#comment-2826 Rejin/Urban Botany Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:04:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2008/07/check-out-my-brand-spankin-new-bike/#comment-2826 Nice bike, Beth.<br/><br/>I keep wanting to start bike riding again, but am afraid to on the mean streets of NY. Hope to overcome my fears this summer somehow.<br/>It helps that they are putting in more bike lanes - at least it is a good start. Nice bike, Beth.

I keep wanting to start bike riding again, but am afraid to on the mean streets of NY. Hope to overcome my fears this summer somehow.
It helps that they are putting in more bike lanes – at least it is a good start.

]]> By: Allie http://myplasticfreelife.com/2008/07/check-out-my-brand-spankin-new-bike/comment-page-1/#comment-2823 Allie Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:46:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2008/07/check-out-my-brand-spankin-new-bike/#comment-2823 That's awesome! I love that kid feeling of bike riding too. You shouldn't need to justify buying a new bike. It's a good purchase, and it's important to do what works for you. Plus, maybe someone will see you riding around on your pretty shiny bike and decide to become a biker too! That’s awesome! I love that kid feeling of bike riding too. You shouldn’t need to justify buying a new bike. It’s a good purchase, and it’s important to do what works for you. Plus, maybe someone will see you riding around on your pretty shiny bike and decide to become a biker too!

]]> By: She-Ra http://myplasticfreelife.com/2008/07/check-out-my-brand-spankin-new-bike/comment-page-1/#comment-2822 She-Ra Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:58:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2008/07/check-out-my-brand-spankin-new-bike/#comment-2822 cool! My hubby is a bike guy also. He's leaving for a 6-month deployment so I asked him to fix one up for me before he left. I got two new cargo bags on the back (because I can't carry milk AND library books on my back), new handlebar covers (because I hate getting sticky on the old falling apart ones), and he found my old padded seat. Now I can ride all I want. Of course I'm still working on that "not freaking out while children ride independently in traffic" thing... cool! My hubby is a bike guy also. He’s leaving for a 6-month deployment so I asked him to fix one up for me before he left. I got two new cargo bags on the back (because I can’t carry milk AND library books on my back), new handlebar covers (because I hate getting sticky on the old falling apart ones), and he found my old padded seat. Now I can ride all I want. Of course I’m still working on that “not freaking out while children ride independently in traffic” thing…

]]> By: axelle http://myplasticfreelife.com/2008/07/check-out-my-brand-spankin-new-bike/comment-page-1/#comment-2821 axelle Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:26:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2008/07/check-out-my-brand-spankin-new-bike/#comment-2821 Now u can ride Soots & Arya to the vet in the pannier. You will need a lot of bungee cords to keep 'em down, but think of all the admiring looks they'll get and how much easier it will be than hauling them in a Flexible Flyer. If enough of your local pals wind up getting bikes like yours, we can form a parade of Big Bottom Bikers. U look like the kind of kid I would have wanted for a friend when I was little. Now u can ride Soots & Arya to the vet in the pannier. You will need a lot of bungee cords to keep ‘em down, but think of all the admiring looks they’ll get and how much easier it will be than hauling them in a Flexible Flyer. If enough of your local pals wind up getting bikes like yours, we can form a parade of Big Bottom Bikers. U look like the kind of kid I would have wanted for a friend when I was little.

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