28 Jan 06

New bicycle

I bought a new bike today. I’m not exactly flush with cash, so it’s something of a luxury, but my old bike is just about ready for the scrapheap.

The retired model is an old Repco, which Juliet bought secondhand several years ago when she thought I should work on my fitness.

It took me a couple more years before I embraced that challenge and I’ve worked the bike pretty hard since.

It was getting expensive to service the old bike and I was going through tyres every few months.

I brought it across the Nullarbor and went riding one night last week. The back wheel is poorly aligned and kept scraping against the frame.

I’m not exactly Mr Fix-it, and I realised it would probably cost $70 for a service and new tyres.

Instead of paying that I visited the local cycle shop this morning and bought a $400 new bike! It’s a silver Giant Boulder, which seems appropriate for the Kalgoorlie-Boulder goldfields.

According to the sales pitch it has reinforced wheel rims and paintwork that won’t peel or scratch. Those features set it apart from the $300 models.

I cycled up the highway north of town this morning and found it a pleasure to ride.

These articles might be of interest:

• Night rider
• Family trip to Beechworth
• Anzac Day in Kalgoorlie

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