Thanks, Uncle George!

We got our "Economic Stimulus" money May 6th and decided we'd better go ahead and stimulate. We did put most of it in savings. Afterall, we have a cruise in July (which is paid for, but we'll need spending cash) and a trip to Arizona for Thanksgiving coming up. But we took a portion of it and bought ourselves bicycles. We're on a health and fitness bender right now, and these bikes will fit right in.

I was skeptical, as the last bike I had (*cough*) 20 years ago was a standard, old-fashioned 10-speed. You know the type... small seat that kills your booty, handlebars that make you bend over to reach them, and a shifting system that I could never figure out. Needless to say, I hated it. So we discovered something called a "Comfort Bike". It must be made for the middle-aged folks like us. The seat is more roomy and padded, but most importantly - you sit up straight to ride it. And the gear system is sooo easy. Just the twist of a dial next to the hand grips, and you're off and running. It has 21 gears and in the low gears, inclines are as easy as can be. Raise it to about 12th or more and peddling is a breeze. Higher than that, and you can coast down a hill without riding the brakes.

I love my bike! We've been all over our town with them. It'll be great to take them camping with us this summer. We've gotten all sorts of little extras. Flashing lights for nighttime, speedometers, cargo carriers, etc. What we probably should have gotten were knee and elbow pads and helmets!! Pictures below are off the internet, but they are the same bikes in the same colors as ours.