my new toy

Today I went to Carlsbad with my family to visit my grandmother for her birthday & we ended up picking through the remains of a community garage sale they were having in her mobile home park. And it just so happened this beach-worn tricycle cruiser was still up for grabs (guess it kinda makes sense considering its location in a senior citizen mobile home park). I've seen someone else on campus with one of these crazy trikes and was so excited to find my own. And because I can never find any better luck than at garage sales, I got the bike for $25 and we found an exact tire match for the front tire that cost another 50 cents.

So this will be my "project" for the next couple weeks. Unfortunately, I'm no 60's neighborhood boy who can pick apart a bike and do basic mechanical work on it. . . then again, I don't really know how to do anything with it. So, I'll be putting Woodcrest Bicycle Center to use to see if they can't fix the gears, perhaps find a replacement basket, and other little maintenance tid-bits on it. And I am still in the process of thinking of a better color to paint it. I'm still trying to go with the beachy look. . . so maybe a light blue?