mah bike!!

here it is!

I DID THIS!!  schmeriously, ME!

ill admit, i DID have some serious help getting this little beast created from an uber bike-savvy person i know, along with all the tools, supplies and hardware required from this cute little local non profit called pedals 2 people......  such a cool place.  its full of boxes of every part you could need to fix up your ride-(road, mountain, fixie, cruiser or otherwise) along with at least 3 cans of open grease containers, 2 sets of bike holders/stations, a full ROOM of wheels, a lobby full of frames and finished bikes that you can buy, FREE kids bikes that have been donated then fixed up and made sure to be safe then donated back to the public, a few new parts and accesories, a couple walls full of all kinds of crazy tools whose purpose is solely to tighten one small bracket, post, bolt, crank, or gear (bike vocab! ....i think) and, if your lucky, a little bit of dirty biker eye candy.   

this place is one of the great things that Spokanites have and dont realize they have. 

http://www.pedals2people.org/

i build this out of SCRAPS!  i only needed to buy a few small things new along with some security precautions, a helmet and a wee splurge in the way of some PURPLE handle bar tape (on order-i will post a pic when ive accesorized properly) 

is it not icredible that there are so many things that we have around us just waiting to be used again?!  they just need a little love, grease and crankin! (but dont we all?) 

anywho-

i built my bike in hopes of:

1. getting my ass in shape

2. showing my kids that Mom is "cool" and not everyhting FUN involves the tv, controllers or the internet.

3. being less of a consumer

4. being outside more

5. having a hobby/toy that i know the ins and out of and am able to adjust it to fit me and my needs

6. going FAST.  feeling light. 

7. showing myself that i can do this

8. honestly, feeling like a super bad-ass chick.  srsly.  

i live in a great place to try this out.  

im excited!!

and if you see my pushing my bike uphill aka: my "third gear" 

then- just cheer me on and dont run me over....please.