tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post8853264091517507322..comments2024-03-27T05:14:23.738-04:00Comments on Lovely Bicycle!: Yearning for a Lovely BicycleVelouriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-25674928459338829892013-05-21T17:21:12.337-04:002013-05-21T17:21:12.337-04:00Wow! I just discovered your blog yesterday after d...Wow! I just discovered your blog yesterday after doing an internet search for bike bags. This (your first) post has described my current mindset to a T. Unfortunately, I just bought a bike (Felt Cafe 8) at a local American bike shop a couple of weekends ago. I got it because I thought it looked as "classic" as I was likely to find these days, and it felt pretty stable. I sure wish I had found your blog earlier. Oh well, perhaps once I get my bike on (an keep it on) I'll get the perfect bike in a couple of years. (Perhaps after my son starts riding one of his own.) <br /><br />Thank you for such a lovely blog!Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13706960285548666530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-80572719186912663202009-10-29T04:34:49.658-04:002009-10-29T04:34:49.658-04:00Oh no, Mike! I am sorry to hear this. Get better s...Oh no, Mike! I am sorry to hear this. Get better soon. Thank you for your very kind comments and I am off to check out your blog.Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-54093188907251951402009-10-21T23:43:21.619-04:002009-10-21T23:43:21.619-04:00You've put this so well... captured my though...You've put this so well... captured my thoughts on bike culture exactly. i've been enjoying your bikes and posts for some time but just now discovered this long-ago intro. <br /><br />I'm typing w/ one hand after first great fall (on my Specialized, not the mercier or other vintage LB). broken clavicle and 8 weeks to recover... keep posting so i can ride vicariously until then!!<br /><br />give me a look at mikespokes.blogspot.com if you get the notion. a new effort and still feeling my way around... yor blog is my role model and what i hope to develop mine to emulate. thanks again!Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03825454524437359677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-78402951570648122172009-05-30T12:28:31.727-04:002009-05-30T12:28:31.727-04:001996-1997 was the last time I rode a bicycle prior...1996-1997 was the last time I rode a bicycle prior to this spring as well. I <I>think</I> it was a low-end Giant, but I am not even sure anymore. It was black, with neon insignia on it that I had "sharpied" out. I had it since the early '90s and it was a very "grunge era" sort of bicycle; I remember riding it in a dress and combat boots. Ah, memories. <br /><br />Your utility bikes are stunning. Good luck with your next, personal bicycle... though somehow when you say "in a few years" I am skeptical whether you'll really hold out that long : )Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-82610738617277964562009-05-30T09:31:16.770-04:002009-05-30T09:31:16.770-04:00I so so understand this! Before we bought our bakf...I so so understand this! Before we bought our bakfiets, I hadn't been on a bicycle since 1996. Because we have three little fellas, my bike search was more of a utilitarian nature (cargo capacity) but since getting our lovely bakfiets, Johann, a world of bicycle love has been opened. Our newest purchase, the Radish, was also a practical one for boy/grocery carrying capacity. However-- my next bike (maybe in a few years), will certainly be just for me with many of the same criteria as yours!<br /><br />Have you yet connected with MamaVee of suburburanbikemama.blogspot.com in Newton?sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02800138092758321499noreply@blogger.com