Kona ... Moan-a

I'm moaning right now.

I called by local bike shop (LBS) manager today and he informed me that he has the Kona Africabike Threes coming, but they won't be here until March/April 2009. For a measly $50 he'll reserve one for me. I think it is a done deal.

Wife will have her dream: a step-through, basket in the front, rack in the back, bicycle when the snow stops melting.

The big moan however is that he also has a 2008 Ute in the window that he is selling for an insanely cheap price. Its specifications are basically the same as the 2009, just a different color and one set of bags instead of the HUGE bags.

The price is so low (and he said he'd even go lower if I bought an Africabike Three), it is basically the same as the conversion cost for an ExtraCycle... I can buy this bike, a set of big bags, add a child seat to the deck and still pocket a few Benjamins for beer money with the difference.

Moan. Groan. Temptation.