Mike Jutan's World: Got my new bike!!!!!!!

This is SO AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I got my new bike today... Gary Fisher Tassajara, 27 speed, totally awesome. I waited an extra week so I could get the red one with yellow flames rather than the yellow one with black checkerboards on it. This one ROCKS.

Anyhoo I bought a TON of other stuff with it...

San Francisco Bike Map
Headland Quickslide removable front fender
Headland Backslide removable back fender
Topeak White flashing front light
Cateye Rear Superbright rear light
Jandd Mini Mountain wedge black saddle bag
Topeak Peak MB DX Pump with built-in multi connections for different types of wheels
Roaring Mouse Cycles bottle and connection with pump
Connection of my Kryptonite lock to the bike
Park AWS-10 Folding Metric Hex Set
3rd Eye Bar End Mirror
Aardvark Velcro trouser snaps
Bell Slant Matt Carbon/Black Helmet with Visor
Pearl Pittards Carbon leather glove
Dimension Black bell
Terry Men's Cite Gel Black saddle

The bike was $659 which was a great price, and with all the extras it came to just over $1000 with tax. Great deal and what a beautiful bike. When you think about it, it's WAY cheaper than buying a car... and I've got ZipCar now in San Francisco for the occasions when I really need a car, and I can pay per hour for that without worrying about parking overnight etc. Fantastic.

I was going to go straight downtown to get my new cell phone but instead I couldn't think of doing anything else other than taking the bike for a spin in Golden Gate Park. It is AWESOME!!!!!!!! There are some intense hills there too with lots of roots and tree stumps and stuff so I tried one of the hills and it was a bit nuts but AWESOME!! So I am going to really make good use out of the bike and of the biking trails in Golden Gate Park and the Presidio and all around here. AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Man this rocks. But I gotta get downtown and look for a phone, so here are some pics.