is it a crime to ride it?

my bike finally arrived, only two months past schedule and five months since it was ordered. darn, i can’t keep calling it “it”, i had five months to think of a name for it and “it” certainly deserves a name! it’s almost too pretty to put the parts on, maybe i should just put lock …
By Leah Barber
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my bike finally arrived, only two months past schedule and five months since it was ordered. darn, i can’t keep calling it “it”, i had five months to think of a name for it and “it” certainly deserves a name! it’s almost too pretty to put the parts on, maybe i should just put lock it up in a glass case and put it on display. anyway, here is the frame in all its anodized glory…santa cruz blur

and until i can get it built up, rest assured the frame will be well-protected by jackson:

santa cruz blur

 
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