Ann,
May I suggest that maybe you make that little bike into a lamp, or perhaps a serving cart or TV stand of some sort (which could even involve TWO bikes). That way it can stay in the living room and not be counted as a bike. Just make sure you unplug it before you take it out for a ride!
Brian Baylis La Mesa, CA I've dried some socks by hanging then from my brake cables before. There are LOTS of household uses for a bicycle.
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> Yesterday a customer brought me a present. I guess he knows I take in
> unloved road bikes and treasure them.
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> Its a funny little thing, looks like 24" aluminum wheels, lugged gaspipe,
> original leather seat logo'ed "Pionyr," as is the name on the
> downtube. The headbadge is a sticker, "Rapido" and the seat tube says:
> "V(missing letter)lamos." It has a cute (ok, I said "cute" relative to a
> bicycle, so sue me) little derailleur and 3 speed freewheel. Cottered
> cranks, side pull brakes.
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> I put some pictures up here. Won't take much to clean up and make
> functional. What do you guys know? And how can I integrate it with my
> living room decor? We already have a 5 bike limit in the living room!
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> http://community.webshots.com/
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> Ann Phillips, Atlanta GA
> home of the thrift store treasures!