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My first brand-new bicycle

Submitted by Brent Hugh on Fri, 09/08/2006 - 3:09pm
Sara Agnew writes:
My first brand-new bicycle was a girl-style, metallic-green Schwinn with three speeds, silver fenders and a wide leather seat.

All my bikes before the Schwinn were bought used, probably because my parents figured I’d fall over a lot and scratch the frames. Besides, most of those were baby bikes built for little girls.

The Schwinn was a real bike with fancy gears and big tires.

I could stop myself by using hand brakes, not pedals. If I wanted, I could even pedal backward while going downhill. Better yet, the Schwinn purred. When I shifted gears, the chain moved and the bike clicked and I felt in charge of my own destiny.
Read the rest of Agnew's column in the Columbia Tribune.
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