Last night some people in the
congregation invited us for a meal with them. We had a nice visit that included
playing a game. In the course of the visiting Leroy told them about his bike
being stolen. After a bit the man offered him a bike that he could no longer
ride. He invited Leroy to come out to the garage to see what he thought. Today we
went back for Leroy to try it out and if he liked to ride it home.
He rode home just as nicely as he
could in the cold windy weather over some hills that were daunting. He is
pleased to get this bike. He had gone to a used bike shop yesterday and not
found anything that just caught his fancy.
The negatives or challenges about this
bike are that it is from 1974, but it has been well taken care of. It has the
drop handle bars with the shifter on the staff so quite a lot of bending is
required. It is just a slight bit large for Leroy as this man is about three
inches taller than Leroy is. Leroy will have to buy a rack so he can take his
lunch and other things to work and not have them on his back.
A good thing is that it was a very
good bike when new. Its age will probably keep it from being seen as wonderful
bike to steal. The cost is just about right. Leroy is going to give them
something for it, but not a lot as selling it has been unsuccessful for them. It
has new tires and has just had a “tune up”.
Paula
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