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Bullitt fun, Bike Fest, Stomach Bugs

5/9/2013

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It's been crazy around here. One child down with a stomach bug, monsoon rain (for 20 minutes), 90 degree heat, May Is Bike Month, next child down with stomach bug, bike shop work, exchange student work, blogging, CycloFemme! I feel like we're bouncing all over the place. 

The weather cooled down for a couple of days and I was excited to get the kids into their cute rain clothes and not feel like I was constantly sweating. For a minute, I almost wished I had gotten the rain cover but then realized that it'll be a thousand degrees in about a week and we didn't need the Bullitt turning into a greenhouse. 
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Of course, a few minutes later, it was hot again. 

Yesterday, we were hanging out at the park and I thought about Dorie's secret third seat on the Bullitt. I thought Big Brother was a year or two away from having long enough legs. Turns out, we've got a brand-new seat! 
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Then, just for fun, I thought I'd take a rest while the boys played at the park. 
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It's a snug fit and I'm not sure if I'd try it for transport, yet. Especially since I'm the only one I trust to ride the bike at the moment. 
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We stopped by my parents' house to show them our new discovery but to my surprise, they didn't even seem surprised. They must be used to my crazy bike-antics and just assumed this was totally normal. 
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See, we're normal.
Today, Big Brother woke up with a sore tummy. I was worried since Little Brother has been sick (although he seems totally normal everywhere except his diaper). Big Brother doesn't wear diapers and I was nervous about going out but we gave it a go anyway. First to Doughbots (where he didn't touch his doughnut...) and then to Bike Fest. 
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Of course, they mostly seemed fine but the crowd and the heat wore on both of them quickly. 
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However, we got to visit with lots of our friends and check out fun bikey things. Big Brother threw up his ice cream (part of the Bike Fest freebies) in the grass so he spent the rest of the time (a half hour or so) sitting in the shade while we waited to hear the raffle winners (bummer, not us this year. THERE WAS A BROMPTON UP FOR GRABS!!!). 
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Little Brother was asleep before we even packed up to leave and we rode home with a giant bouquet of balloons. 

I had to do a few more errands this evening and I actually used my mom's car for part of it because it was at our house and I needed to bring some of my bikes back from their house. It worked out well but I ended up having three very close calls while driving. I realize that the biggest factor in crashes is speed. I was really grateful that I was going so slowly when one car backed out of a parking space in front of me without looking and another turned left into my lane mere feet from my bumper. This graph stays in my mind constantly, especially when I'm driving. I really think cars should be limited to 20mph in populated areas, max. 
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Out of the four bikes at my parents' house, the Mobic, the Linus, the Motiv, and Oscar (check Our Fleet), I chose to bring home Linus. Halfway home, I heard a "ping" and thought--I wonder if I just broke a spoke?
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My first spoke, ever. I love my Linus but these wheels are crappy. 

I spent the rest of the evening installing new bar-end mirrors to the Bullitt and Mundo, fixing and replacing some bells, and putting an older mirror on the currently-defunct Linus. That's about the extent of my mechanic skills--if it requires more than an allen key, I'm usually out of luck. 

Although, Tim did let me put together this pretty Boda Boda for the shop! I learned about truing wheels, adjusting brakes, screwing on pedals, and fun stuff like that. It may not be huge repairs and I did need quite a bit of guidance  but it's given me a better understanding about how bikes work. I love working at Practical Cycle! 
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Dorie link
5/10/2013 11:25:12 am

Your son looks great on the Bullitt jump seat! How cool.

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ashikur link
9/6/2022 11:11:25 pm

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