My sister, who has the added luxury of living in a very flat part of the state of Virginia, has asked for a beach cruiser for her birthday at the end of the month. She had originally wanted this one from Chubby Cruisers in California: http://www.chubbyscruisers.com/shop/firmstrong-bella-fashionista-p-290.html in Vanilla. Vanilla isn’t available so any light-colored pink or white would do. I noticed that K-Mart had a Schwinn for around the same price. I searched around for it and finally found the pink one at the K-Mart near my office. I must say that I like this bike mostly because of the retro-ness of it. I use to have a bike this same color with a banana seat on it growing up. I love that the Schwinn Windwood has fenders, a chainguard, and a rack in the back. It also has these big white-wall tires if you are into such a thing. I took it for a spin in my cul-de-sack yesterday. I must say that the coaster brakes unnerved me just because I’m so use to reaching for the brakes on the handlebar. I considered picking myself up a cruiser because of its more upright position for my ever-growing belly but thought that my husband would freak if I brought yet ANOTHER bike home. Plus, I hadn’t tried the mixte yet and it looks like she’ll work out just fine. Also, a cruiser is not really practical in the landscape that surrounds me. I hope my sister doesn’t come looking at this blog otherwise she’ll ruin her surprise. ;)
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