New bike

This weekend I purchased a new bicycle for myself to help transport me around town and also take advantage of some nice days outside. After a bit of perusing through the bikes I decided to go for the cheapest bike – the “Interbike Safary”. Yes, that’s “Safary” with a “y”. I purchased it for the grand sum of 160 leva (~$100), and that included the 20% VAT. Now, I’ll have to say the bike looks pretty cool. It has front fork shocks as well as a shock on the frame for the rear. It has Shimano gears, well, the gears say Shimano, which in Bulgaria doesn’t mean anything. My guess is that they aren’t Shimano since who would put Shimano gears on a $100 bike? It has 18 speeds, but only the top 12 work consistently. I can probably adjust the gear lever, but I don’t really need the bottom 6 gears anyway. I also purchased a front and rear light and a few tools to adjust/repair the bike if necessary.

What helped me decide on the Interbike, aside from the cost, was their logo – “Future Generation Bicycles.” Not “Next Generation”; “Future Generation”. This would imply that this company produces bicycles not only for my kids, but also my grandkids, my great grandkids, my great-great grandkids, etc. This bike is so advanced that other companies won’t even be producing it for centuries. To prove that I looked up “Interbike” on Google. Nothing (except for a large trade show of the same name). This company is so advanced it doesn’t even exist yet. Amazing.

On the front of the bike is a large sticker that says “Made in Europe.” Maybe it was made in Europe, but the more plausible explanation is that there is a town in China called “Europe”.

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