There is something wrong with Frenchie

I've been riding my trusty french bike for so long I think I don't notice how quirky it really is.

Shannon thinks it is squirrly. She hasn't used the word squirrely, but the handleing is kinda...*waves arms.*

Tonight I test-rode a Long Haul Trucker.  And it was not squirrely.  When I turned, it turned; when I went straight it went straight.  Which leads me to two conclusions:

1. The Peugeot is sick

2. A LHT is sick (as in cool)

3. The cat has found catnip and is very clingy.

perhaps a new bike is somewhere in the future.  But I have new questions.

I have been using 27in tires and like the larger wheel, maybe, should I try out another bike with 27in tires and see if I like them better than the 26in tires I rode today.  

What about the Pugsley I test rode last year?  I seemed to be pretty gaga for that too.  what the hell, am I just excited to buy something new?

How am I going to come up with the extra thousand dollars.

The difference in size of wheel might be enough so I don't feel like I am buying a modernized replica of what I already have, or like Jim said in the shop: "you could make it [Frenchie] a single speed." tempting.

The trouble with me buying an expensive mountain bike is: I don't mountain bike.  winter commuting by bike might be just as easy with Nokians. (I dunno, but thats what I hear).

1.???

2. Profit!

3. buy bike

evasive maneuvers!

This is an awesome loaf of bread.  Sadly it was the only picture that worked.  I've told people before that our camera gets about 1000 pictures between charges.  And just about 1000 frames from the last, pththth.  Shoulda seen it coming.

This was taken from across the room using a Tamron 70-300 telephoto lens set to Macro. I am a firm  believer in natural light so the exposure was 3.2 seconds. 

Here's a picture of our cat. Shot similarly: long lens, slow exposure.  It was a lot harder to shoot

 though.  Loaves of bread do not get up and stalk string.  Herbie isn't camera shy though, he just moves around a lot.