Showing posts with label bikes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bikes. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

St. Jude's Trike-a-Thon & Personalized Bike

Laci is participating in the St. Jude's Trike-a-Thon on Friday at her school (for info on how to sponsor her click here). This program is to raise money to help St. Jude Children's Research Hospital find new treatments for cancer, sickle cell and other diseases.

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Now because I couldn't send her bike to school with out being personalized, I whipped up this little beauty last night. Needless to say, no one can say that bike isn't hers.

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It was really easy to make and the colors turned out wonderful. What do you think?

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To make this I just embroidered her name on a piece of fabric. Then cut around the edges a little bigger than the previous one. Then turned the edges under and applied Velcro to the front and back and volia... personalized bike! AWESOMENESS!!!

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You too can help St. Jude continue its life-saving work against pediatric diseases. If you would like to sponsor Laci and donate please click here.

TTFN~

Monday, September 28, 2009

Ask yourself... When was the last time you rode a bike?

No really, when was it.. please post and tell me because one I am beginning to think that the folks that stop by don't want me to do a give away... if I don't get some love I might have to wait longer...

Ok, so really did you think about it? When was the last time you rode a bike? Me? Well thinking back I used to have a white and grey one with pink writing on it. It was really nice, come to think about it... where did that sucker go? I am thinking it was stolen because I don't remember seeing that thing after I got my car. Ah, right... am I bringing up memories? You too huh? That bike hit the dust when you were 15 or 16? Me? Yup right when I got my hardship liscense so that I could work when I was 15. My mom had surgery and I needed to get to school and go to work.

Anyways, back to the topic - so that means that almost 11-12 years ago was the last time I saw it, thought about riding one, you get the point. Well my doctor told me that because my scar tissue was building up I had two options. Ride a bike everyday, or scope my knee out for scar tissue. Really? He just did surgery and we are talking about it again?

Well I broke down and got a bike. I will talk more about that later, but right now I want to focus on the fact that the seats that come with the bike are down right bad!!! My tush hurts so much I can't wait to get one of those that are wider and more cushy. I mean really it isn't like I am large, but seriously what normal person could ride on this seat and not be in pain after an hour. The good news? My knee didn't hurt, but I think that was because I was so focused on my rear end for the hour bike ride.

Has anyone else had this problem? Well needless to say I am going to stop by Walmart and check out their seat selection this afternoon. Anyways, here is the pretty new bike!


Hope everyone had a great weekend!
TTFN!