Fahrrad? Far out!
Wednesday, April 18th, 2012As I mentioned in my last blog, Spring is now upon us. There has been plenty of rain and just enough sun to make the flowers start blooming. Since ski season is over, we’ve turned out attention to other activities.
Over the Winter we had a tragic loss… Eric’s bike was stolen. Nearly every building here has a Keller (cellar) for bike storage. We kept ours there along with everyone else, but neglected to put a lock on it. Apparently bike theft is a huge problem here (and even more so in Vienna). It’s really just a matter of time before a bike with no lock goes missing. No one is very sympathetic.
The only way to cheer up someone who has lost a bike is, of course, to go pick out a new one. Bike shopping might even be more fun than riding one. Going to sport shops and looking at all the shiny new models, test riding them, and imaging all the places you’ll ride is exciting, and so I just had to get a new bike too. (Yes, that brings my total to 3 – I’m winning!)
We’ve started to trick them out with headlights, bells, bottle carriers, bike computers, and all that other stuff which is equally fun to shop for. And this time we also got a big thick lock and are actually using it. Lesson learned.
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