A Women's Schwinn Sanctuary 7 ... My New Bicycle

This video could be called, "Book Lady Assembles a Bicycle" - for the first time in her life. But I wanted to put the name of the bike in the title. Besides, I didn't put video of me actually assembling the bike in this video - that was done off-camera. You'll see. So far, I absolutely LOVE this bicycle. It is moderately low-priced but much better quality than the bike I owned before. The other one was fairly flimsy compared to the Sanctuary, which feels solid and reliable in comparison. I shed a little blood while fixing the brakes, and lots of sweat... NO TEARS... I didn't get that frustrated. Oh, the first day there was some frustration when I realized I didn't have the TOOLS I needed to put it together. If anyone on Amazon had mentioned that I needed a variety of tools like allen wrenches and a cable cutter, I would have bought them when I bought the bike, and been prepared to put it together. But no, I had no clue until the bike arrived, and then I had to walk two and a half miles to Walmart to get the tools I needed. That was sort of a let-down because I was really looking forward to riding that bike rather than ever having to make that long walk again. I'm a bit burnt out on walking right now. I want to ride. Well, you see, when I walk, it takes me most of an hour to get to Walmart. That's one way. But riding a bike, I can go about one mile every ten minutes, so it takes about 25 minutes to get to Walmart, and no foot pain. So far I've put thirteen miles on the new bike without any mechanical problems at all whatsoever. I'm very happy about that. The first time I took it out... everything went wrong. I didn't have the seat tight enough, the tires were flat, and the rear brakes didn't work at all. I adjusted everything, and since then it has been working perfectly. I aired up the tires with a tiny little bicycle hand pump I keep with me when I'm riding. I like to be prepared. It took a long time to pump up those tires with the pump so small, but I finally did it - then took it for a ride all the way to the Washington state border and back. Honestly, I have a long ways to go before I'll be ready for a long bike ride. I'm so disappointed that I'm not in better condition by now. I think the pathetic quality of my other bike kept me from wanting to ride much this year. And now the weather is starting to turn cold, and I'm not strong enough to ride 20 miles let alone the 40 miles it would probably take to get all the way from the Washington-Idaho border to Coeur d'Alene and back in one day. I'm not saying I'm giving up. I'm just reconsidering my September activities. I need to ride more frequently and get myself into better shape so I can do what I intended. Never say fail... that's my motto. Well, one of them, anyhow. Bike riding is such an awesome hobby. I'm glad I'm doing this. ... My blog: http://lindajomartin.com My two HubPages accounts: http://lindajm.hubpages.com http://lindabooklady.hubpages.com My Facebook Fan Page: https://www.facebook.com/lindajomartinwriter My Pinterest page: http://pinterest.com/lindajomartin My Google Plus page: https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/110306519362152368875/+LindajomartinBookLady My Twitter page: http://twitter.com/LindaJoMartin ... Currently reading... Audiobook: The Accidental Creative: How to Be Brilliant at a Moment's Notice - by Todd Henry Kindle: Coming Clean: A Memoir - by Kimberly Rae Miller Bible: 2 Chronicles, Psalms (Also at church we're studying 1 Peter -- my pastor teaches verse by verse, explaining the Bible to us.) Library book: On the Dark Side of the Moon: A Journey Toward Recovery - by Mike Medberry