I don’t know if I mentioned it before, but in my bike accident back in April, I lost my bike in my whole crash debacle. The gears were stuck or something, and since I was in such shock about my crash, I just left it on the sidewalk as I walked home. I have no idea why I didn’t just stay there – I feel pretty foolish about it now – but now I have a bike-shaped hole in my life.

My dad graciously offered to help pay for my next bike (“…when you feel you’re ready for a new one.” So sweet.), so I have been traipsing through new blogs and bike sites, trying to find one that will last and be of use to me. So, of course I went so overboard with comparing and contrasting and goin’ crazy over prices, and I got overwhelmed.

So I thought maybe a blog post would help me narrow it down, and maybe some of you could give me some advice to mull over about brands, types, etc…

I have been looking (and pinning!) at so many different bikes, I don’t know which would be best. I do know though, that this is my favorite helmet so far:

Evel Knievel shall be my disputably-appropriate bike safety hero!