Steve Shows Off His New Shiny Red Bike!

Friends in Manitou Springs Dig the Bike! (April 27, 2003)


There it is! I got a shiny red Giant OCR3 bike. HOORAY!
As I first walked outside, Boki spotted me and we started talking about bikes.
Then at nearly the same time, my buddy Shun Loi rode by on his road bike. Turns out he was going to bike on the Ute Pass Trail!
Then Boki got on my bike to test ride it.

I love this picture!
Boki helped out SO MUCH with my Trans-Colorado bike trip last year.

BOKI ROCKS!
Yippee! That's a mirror reflection picture of me on my bike! ;)
Alrighty, onward to Garden of the Gods I went. Special thanks to those responsible for the bike lanes on 31st Street! :)


Biking in Garden of the Gods...

I zipped over to Garden of Gods in no time...
...but first, I got at shot of Pikes Peak at the Visitor Center.
Balanced Rock!
Garden of the Gods is one of those places where everytime I visit I say to myself, "You know, I really need to visit this place more often!"
Road zoomed-out & Road zoomed-in!
I had the choice of silver or red, and I actually chose silver, but Giant sent a red one to the bike shop and I really didn't want to wait another week to get a silver model. In retrospect, I'm glad I got the red ... IT LOOKS WAY BETTER! :)
Okay, a couple of views from Garden of the Gods: That's Cameron Cone way up top, the Crystal Park switchbacks in the middle and Red Mountain below with the orange shades to it. See?
The Manitou Incline and Pikes Peak.


Bike Ride Partly Up Ute Pass...


At the far west end of Manitou Avenue, right by theUte Chief Spring, is where the pain and agony begin! ;)
Ride up towards westbound Route 24 and that bridge goes right over Rainbow Falls!
Let me tell you something, my water bottles are my best friends on uphill rides like these! ;)
HOORAY! Upward we go!
Uhhhhhhhh, there ain't much shoulder room for bikers at mile marker 295, or 296 for that matter! :P
Dang! I just love how shiny and red it is! ;)
Who remembers last year? I spent nine months without a real job and really struggled financially.

I AM SO GRATEFUL TO GOD THAT I CAN AFFORD TO BUY SOMETHING LIKE THIS BIKE!



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