Bike life cycle...take 2...no actually it's 3

The gumtree posting read like this:

Wheels Alex As-1 Rims 2008 700 C
Tyres Specialized All Condition Armadillo 28 C
Stem Specialized
Crank Sugino
Gears 27
Gear Shifters Deore Lx
Brake Levers Deore Lx
Brakes Tektro V Brakes
Front Derailer Deore Lx Back Derailer Shimano Deore M531
Saddle Specialized Patent V Groove
Seat Post Specialized Carbon
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PLZ NOTE; THIS BIKE IS VERY LIGHT N FAST!

Seems like I am not very good with bikes to be honest coz I couldn't really make out much of what is listed, but the 2 most important considerations on my mind have been answered...it is VERY LIGHT and it is within my budget. These are good enough, and after viewing it, and doing a test ride for few minutes, the deal was closed. Regardless, I was so excited to be riding again - farewell to the stupid tube and morning bus jams along Victoria/Trafalgar Sq.

I know have my 3rd bike in a year, 1st bike made me terribly sad for a week, 2nd one makes me laugh when I think back. Hopefully I do not have to look for the 4th one.

The joy of going "tube-less"

Gone are the days when I stand on one of the platforms cursing and swearing at another delay in the tube frequencies. Over the past month, I have been cycling to work with the bike that I have inherited from my girlfriend (It's a ladies bike, but she felt it was too high after buying from a colleague). It's quite a refreshing change especially after my company just moved from a building directly above Chancery Lane tube station to somewhere in the middle of Fleet Street, and also in the middle of 4 different tube stations, all about the same walking distance. To take the bus in the morning hour rush is pure suicidal. And I reckon the time to walk from one of the tube stations to my office probably takes half the time I require to get to work on my new found transport. Last weekend, I ordered a GPS gadget from eBay hoping that I can use it for my coming trip to the Caribbean. Unfortunately, I was too optimistic thinking that my winning item will arrive in time. BUT luckily, this wonderful colleague of mine lent me his GPS gadget for this trip and here I have, just like a school kid, having my first go at it by plotting my route back home this evening. It was pretty accurate, except on 2 occasions where it indicated that I "dived" into the Thames, and cycled straight into Big Ben.