My new city ride that you saw glimpses of in my last post is a 3-speed Soma Mixte with 650c wheels, cork grips and a Brooks saddle. I love her! Built by the good folks at ATA Cycle. I'm just over 5 feet tall and had an impossible time finding a bike that fit me and could handle a pannier or two. Soma brought back this vintage inspired mixte and I am likely in the first group of owners. (These photos were taken in my office with ye olde iphone. )
We signed up for a CSA again. This year Red Fire Farm will be delivering vegetables to my door every Wednesday via MetroPed's tricyle. They still have shares available if you are in the Boston area. Last week was our first box of veggies including a brown grocery bag full mixed salad greens, a head of lettuce, kale, japanese turnips, a head of brocolli, radishes, and green onions.
In other local eating news, we have a half-share in the inaugural session of Cape Ann Fresh Catch CSF - that's Community Supported Fishery for the uninitiated. Last night we dined on fresh golden cod and local asparagus. There is a flounder relation waiting for dinner Enthusiasm for the fish butchery prevented photo documentation this week (fish heads, fish heads roly poly...) but there was a feature in the Wall Street Journal today and the Boston Localvores Blog has a great post about the first haul.
I love your new city bike! So chic and functional too! Fresh veggies are the best, nice you've got them coming right to your door =)
Posted by: sarah | June 18, 2009 at 09:12 AM
great new bike! i've seen the soma bv in a bike store here, but not on the road yet. nice build!
Posted by: jj | July 04, 2009 at 03:22 PM