New Rides!

My parents are THE BEST. They are kind, caring and thoughtful. So much so that when I simply mentioned that having an exercise bike at home would help tremendously with my physio, we went shopping for one. In fact, yesterday, we went on a family field trip to the local Fitness Depot and picked up the Johnson R800 - very fancy (see below):

The Johnson R800 (from here)

It took Chris and Karen about 2 hours (with breaks for food) to assemble it right in the middle of the living room - saving us $75 for delivery and assembly! I'm looking forward to using it 3 times a day, slowly pedaling at an impressive top speed of 10-20 km/h for 5-10 minutes, to keep my knee from getting stiff, especially on days that I do not have physio. Mom is also pumped about the bike in the living room because this means she can cycle and watch TV everyday before the wedding.

I was excited to share the news about my shiny bike with Jeff. Funny enough, when he called last night, he had some exciting news to tell me himself. He, too, also bought a new bike - very sexy (see below):

Jeff's new carbon-fibre road bike (from here)

Some background: two weeks ago, his old mountain bike was stolen right off his patio. Fortunately, he was able to claim it for insurance and got $650USD - a lot more than the salvage value of that bike. So, it all worked out as he was able to put the money towards something new! Also, during this two week period sans bike, we became the proud owners of a 2001 Oldsmobile Alero (for $2850).

Our *new* car - not actual, but same idea (from here)

This means no more rental cars to get from point A to B! And, that I can fly directly to SFO for American Thanksgiving! Yay!

-ange xx