David's Bike

 As some of you might remember, last year David became the proud owner of his very own electric bike.  In the past, he had rented an electric bike for one of the bike adventures he and his three friends have enjoyed.  And, he became a believer!

Fortunately, Laurent, husband of our French “daughter” Estelle, is an avid biker and was ready to help David find the right bike for him. Laurent not only assisted David in researching electric bikes, but once they had found THE bike, he handled the whole transaction, assembled the bike, and set it up with various accessories.  And, while we were in the US, Laurent babysat the bike.

So, after we had been here in Lyon for a couple of days and were reasonably awake, we were ready to see Laurent and retrieve the bike.  Since Laurent and Estelle live close by in San Genis Laval, we just got on the metro then a bus, and we were there.  Needless to say, the bike was in perfect shape with its battery charged and was ready to go.  After a short visit with Laurent, David happily rode his bike back to our apartment.

Yes, David's bike does enjoy living in
our apartment when it's not out for a ride.  
(Battery is being charged.)

Since then, he has gone riding with two friends and rode over to have coffee with a friend today.  In fact, the purpose of the meeting over coffee is to plan this year’s bike trip for the same biking foursome.  This will be their first biking adventure since Covid, and they are all looking forward to it.