tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2306946217995521362.post289417627379703760..comments2023-06-01T08:39:31.363-07:00Comments on Veloquent: Phantoms, Part 4Kent Petersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01607372827627527450noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2306946217995521362.post-59847226981472405102008-08-05T07:52:00.000-07:002008-08-05T07:52:00.000-07:00Wonderful post and thoughts on this subject. I enj...Wonderful post and thoughts on this subject. I enjoyed reading your series and blog. I also enjoyed your response on Keith's blog. I have added your blog to my favorites.preachermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09922837614859997243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2306946217995521362.post-19369300870657630352008-07-30T11:16:00.000-07:002008-07-30T11:16:00.000-07:00My first "grown-up" bike was a black Specialized H...My first "grown-up" bike was a black Specialized HardRock, which I purchased in '96 for $210. I've since upgraded to much better bikes, but I still own the HardRock to this day and steadfastly refuse to sell it (I've had several offers). It's currently a seven-speed city bike outfitted with fenders, a rear rack and Dove bars. It's the one bike in my stable that has the most sentimental value.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2306946217995521362.post-9949641579744070652008-07-28T07:58:00.000-07:002008-07-28T07:58:00.000-07:00One of the best posts I've read at this blog!For m...One of the best posts I've read at this blog!<BR/><BR/>For me it was always my first "grown-up" bike: A kelly-green JC Penney ladies 3-speed with matching fenders and a front basket, my signal that I was finally tall enough to ride a grown-up bike with 26" wheels.<BR/>I rode it to death, and when it finally bit the dust (I broke the fork coming too fast down a dirt hill) I cried for days. Until, that is, my sister passed her driver's test and promptly gave me her ten-speed.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for putting bike love in such sparkling terms.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com