TONY!

Mine!
Originally uploaded by tokyohanna.

Dear Everyone. This is a very special day, as I have finally bought a bike of my own! His name is Tony, and he is a candy apple red (a little darker) vintage girl cruiser with tan seat and handlebars. He has those little fender mud guard things, the cutest handlebars and little gold stripe stickers every here and there. I need a lock for him now.

I bought Tony from a guy named Carlos "The Bike Doctor," who set up a ton of bikes at the flea market on 11th and Avenue A (East Village). I woke up this morning at 8.45am, made my way over there, took this bike for a ride around Tompkins Square Park, and decided he was great for me. Carlos was initially holding a Superman-blue Schwinn for me, but this one called out to me immediately.

I always wondered if buying a bike would cure me of my bike obsession and then I would stop this blog. I don't think so, though. You'll hear from me again! But I might talk about Tony a little more often than not :)

Want.

Want.
Originally uploaded by tokyohanna.

This is the exact type of bike that I am looking for. a vintage women's cruiser. three speed or something. Scwinn or Raleigh, but that of course is not a requirement. In a bright or light color - yellow, sky blue, red, green, white, etc. Maybe even black, if the fenders are wonderful enough. I need a basket too. This bike was in SoHo, on the corner of Prince and Greene.

what a high seat.

what a high seat.
Originally uploaded by tokyohanna.

A nice Peugeot, across the street from Enid's on Driggs and Manhattan (Williamsburg). What a high seat, though. It helps me almost perfectly picture what this bike's owner looks like as he's riding through Greenpoint. or Williamsburg. or both (ideally).

cute!

cute!
Originally uploaded by tokyohanna.

This is my first photo of a bike on the subway. This girl walked in on the Brooklyn-bound L train at 6th Avenue. She was still there when I got out at Bedford, around 11.45pm.

:(

:(
Originally uploaded by tokyohanna.

If I had a bike - even one I was trying to sell - I would immediately dash out to rescue it if I knew (and saw) that it was sleeting all day. If you don't click on the photo to enlarge, the sign says that it was $50, but now it's FREE ("Just dig it out"). poor bike. This was on the corner of N7th and Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg.

cute!

So cute that I thought it might be something OTHER than someone's bike. I stared at it while waiting for my burrito at the taco stand. (Prince and Wooster, SoHo, NYC)

Orange

Orange
Originally uploaded by tokyohanna.

I like it when people are passionate about something enough to go all the way. This guy's bike (on Prince and Mercer in SoHo) is not only orange, but it has orange wheels and a partially-orange U-lock. nice. brightened my otherwise gray morning.