Meet Lucille

Or Lulu for short :)

She is a old bike I picked up at the flea market over the weekend. I was so happy to have found her after being in the market for a bike since last summer. A few weeks ago, I came across this Papillionaire bike and needed to hurry my hunt to find a similar one, since that one is about $600. I couldn't believe I found Lucille, she's looks almost identical, only with a lot more character and costing me a lot less.



Yes, she is a little rusty.
She is fire engine red.
She has a saddle seat that would make any trip comfortable.
She has a bike rack carrier to hold... things.

and I. Love. Her.



I spent most of my weekend cleaning her up. Scrubbing away the rust and shining her frame. It was a lot of dirty work and it did horrors on my nails. Regardless, I'm proud of how she turned out. All I need is to get a couple handle bar grips! Now I can start saving some money on gas for trips to the grocery store and markets. Not to mention start riding in style all over town :)