Lost Bike, New Bike
When I returned from my wonderful vacation, I came home to an empty foyer – which meant that my bikes were gone. I had two bikes – one was a mountain bike and my road bike. The mountain bike was strewn in the middle of our lawn (which was only a cheap Target bike), but my road bike that I ride everywhere was missing. I asked my roommates when it happened and then filed a police report. Apparently, it happened three days before I returned. This was really awful. I don’t know if it would have made a difference if my roommates noticed earlier, but alas, it was a sad day of return for me.
So, the lesson that I learned is to ALWAYS lock up the bike, even if it is to itself. A thief that cannot immediately ride away on a bike will be deterred. This means even locking it up INSIDE the foyer of our apartment. I will apply this to my NEW bike that I got off of craigslist.com yesterday. Once I learned my bike was gone and sulked for a few hours, I got online to find something that would work. I paid $70 for a used road bike. It was more than the road bike that I got for $25 at a garage sale, but it just got new rims, tires and cables. The price was for the work done on it. The best part is that it fits me, rides well and is blue – bright blue. A very sad return turned into a very sweet ride.