Beach Cruising

Last week was Marion's birthday and I surprised him with a beach cruiser. He lives in Manhattan Beach near the boardwalk and we spend a lot of time on the weekends walking places or spending unnecessary time looking for parking. I had been researching bikes for awhile and found this sweet place online that sells affordable beach cruisers. And they run their business via MySpace. How could I NOT go through them?

I ended up getting myself a bike too. I mean, I can't let him ride alone! I do have a pretty sweet mountain bike, but it's way too nice and I don't feel comfortable riding it around the streets and risk getting it stolen. So I've made a commitment to myself to try and hit the trails at least three times this summer.

Here is the bike I got for Marion:


And here is my bike:


We went for our first cruise to the Manhattan beach pier on Friday night and went to an italian restaurant called Mama D's for dinner. Here's a pic from our first ride:


Over the weekend we rode all the way down to Redondo Beach and rode to the Marina the next day. Already getting pretty good use out of these bikes. I can tell it's going to be a fun summer. These beach cruisers open up a whole new way of getting around on the weekends. We're pretty stoked!

LT