In getting the bike ready to roll, the Kenda K-Rad tires that have been on the bike for the past two years came off.

The Bontrager Hank tires that came with the bike originally went back on.

As a special precaution I put in some Mr. Tuffy bicycle tire liners. The extra $16 is a worthy investment since they will help prevent flat tires.

When the sound of bike bells ringing and people cheering came through the open window, it would have been a sin to not take a photo of the happy bikers who were for some reason parading past our apartment. There was a huge parade of cyclists and they had a police escort. Some of them were in costume.

Riding bikes makes people happy.