Ordered January 2021, delivered July 2021.

I could be forgiven for thinking that I would never take delivery of a new bike as COVID-19 took hold and, apparently, the entire stock of reasonably priced mid range bicycles was bought up by a population anxious to do something “outdoors” throughout the imposed lock down with attendant social distancing rules. If I had wanted to drop $10,000 on an all singing, all dancing, carbon framed, state of the art super bike then I could have had one before the ink was dry on the check. (Now I’m showing my age; perhaps I should have said “before the digital charge was applied to my credit card statement”) However I just wanted a decent bike that fit me better than my trusty $200 Schwinn from Academy and now I have one thanks to Bike World, San Antonio.

I took delivery of my new bike on July 3rd and so did not get to do any serious riding over the weekend of the 4th due to many other family commitments. The following week we were all stranded in Rockport with flooded streets and so my “running in” period has only just started. So far I am very pleased with the new bike; it has made riding much more comfortable, easy, and recoverable!.

Here are some of my first adventures: