Minime’s getting a new bicycle. This is pretty exciting! She’s been bugging the snot out of me for a new bike for a few months now ever since one of the neighbor girls got a snazzy new ride–ya know, something big with gears to change and so on.
Minime found the bike of her dreams at Target. Bubblegum pink, it’s a total beach cruiser bicycle…all it needs is a big basket for carrying sunscreen and a towel. This bike is retro and modern all at once…and I bought it today while Minime was gone to her dad’s house.
In buying it, though, I admit having a complete brain hiccup. We have a bike rack for my car, but if I’m only moving one of our bikes, I just put the backseat down and throw the bike in the back. Works for her bike, and even works for my bike if I use the quick release to pop the front wheel off…so I didn’t put the bike rack on the back of the car, wasn’t going to need it, right? I didn’t consider that the selected bike was a full size adult bike (I forever think of Minime as ittybitty even though she’s closer to my height by the second) and that this bike did not have a quick release wheel. SH*T!
It took me nearly 20 minutes to get the damn bike (yeah, after 10 minutes of wrestling with it, the bike went from being a cute bike to being a damn bike) in the car. I would like to point out that no Target employees offered to help at all. None. Other shoppers offered to help, and I did take one gentleman up on his offer to lift the bike in through the hatch while I pulled it through from the front. Thanks to his help, I was able to get the bike in the car, and it only took another 10 minutes of effort to get the bike angled so that I could both close the trunk and have enough room to drive. Phewwwwwwwwwwwwww.
But don’t tell Minime! I’m giving her this bodacious pink bike for Valentine’s Day for she is indeed my sweetheart. It’s locked in the storage building completely out of sight, tee hee! I’m pretty excited…and my back hurts like hell from wrestling with the damn bike, but I’m sure the pain will be worth the look of surprise on her face on Valentine’s Day!