my husband bought me this wonderful diamond back ascent ex 21 speed mountain bike a few weeks ago. he got a great bargain at our local thrift shop, st. vincent de paul, where they run a half price sale a few times a week. he picked this up for $25.00.

we added the vertical long bar ends to the handle bars for comfort, a headlight, and rear view mirror (which still needs some kind of repositioning to be useful).

he picked up this vitus 10 speed this past week for $15.00, needing just a couple of inner tubes and a tire. we added the light, rear reflector, and a center pull rear brake.

so we rode around for about an hour today, making final adjustments, and just enjoying the day. i’m thinking bike riding will make for a fine addition to our fitness regimen. once i start going back to the gym, that is

we also made a new friend at try me bicycle shop not too far from our home. we’ve spent more there for parts than we did for the bikes themselves.