By the end of this week or early next week I should be riding my new bike.  Buying a bike in an actual bike store was a new experience for a guy who for years considered Supercycle the absolute apex in two-wheel transportation.

It took a little while for the guy to dumb down his explanations to my level of bike expertise.  I'd ask a question, he'd answer.  I'd look confused, he'd dumb it down. I'd explain to him that every bike I have ever had, has been purchased from the high-end cycle boutiques of Canadian Tire and Sears. It went on like that for a while.

Anyway I took the bike out for a spin .  What hit me was just how much faster it was than my current bike also both the front AND back breaks work, which is a nice treat.

I would have taken the one in the store but it was white, black and grey where as I wanted it in white, black and yellow.

So I wait, having just bought a bike weighing half as much as any other bike I've ever owed and costing more than all the bikes I've ever owned.

In case anyone is interested this is the bike.