midtown-shelby farms bike trail

a new bike trail has recently been completed where
the old railroad tracks used to be.
officially the bike trail opens on october 9th.
but....
every evening there are many, many bikers
(and walkers, and joggers, and families with babies)
on the trail.

my friends have been out on their new  bikes ($$$$$)
for a couple of weeks.
about 4 years ago, i sold my bike to my brother
and i was determined not to invest
in another one that i would just have to MOVE
when i got that gypsy urge again.

yes, i was determined.


but today,
i impulsively decided to look at bikes
(is there a correlation to car shopping here???  you know
if you go car shopping, you will leave with a new car)

i went from one store to another and kept coming back
to the first bike that i loved.
my criteria?
1.  style (cruiser/beach bike...white wall tires, coaster brakes)
2.  price (less than $150)
3.  a comfortable (or at least tolerable) seat

here is what i ended up with:

i added the bike bell that i bought in paris in 1999....the kind with the old fashioned "dr--r---r--ring"

this evening i tested the trail....rode 5 miles.  a fairly flat run of blacktop that passed the golf course.
it was 22 minutes until sunset, and the lights on the trail are not reliable or completed yet, so my ride was short.
next time i will head in the opposite direction where the trail crosses the wolf river and courses along the wetlands.
now i just have to figure out how to ride and take photos.       dangerouse!!! (fr. ?)