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A bit confused. The EXIF on this shot of my old bike shows 2/13/2010, which is what I wanted since I was lazy and didn't shoot anything today. However, my incredible filing system shows I placed this photo in a folder entitled 2010/3/14. Hmm.

Oh well, you get it for today.

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Picture info: ISO 100, 1/80, f/2.50, 50mm, M

I took another shot of the Schwinn today. I put some air in the tires and rode it around the neighborhood. Aside from an unbalanced front tire, the bike rode pretty well.

I leaned the bike against our garage door and attempted some shots. I got some good ones and will put them in a set in the near future. This one is of the crank, shot blindly by holding the camera down and clicking away.

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Picture info: ISO 100, 1/60, f/3.50, 50mm, Av, flash

A friend of mine's boyfriend had his bicycle stolen last week. I remembered that a neighbor had a bike he tried to give me a few weeks ago when we were looking to upgrade Haley's bike. I mentioned it to my friend and she said they'd take it.

Moving onto today, I got the bike from my neighbor's house and though it is old and unused, it is functional and that is what's most important to my friend.

Trouble is, her boyfriend is male, of course, and this Schwinn Varsity 10 speed (I think it's 10 speed!) is for the females.

It's powder blue, has the old, OLD school shifters (see below right of the speedo) and has the slanted down main tube to allow for lady-like mounting and dismounting of the bicycle.

Having said all that, I think it would be cool to know the story of this bike. The 367 miles on the odometer intrigue me. Were they neighborhood miles? After all, these neighbors have lived on my street since before my house (or I) even existed! So their daughter rode around here, I suppose.

I wonder if the bike was a part of her, like Haley's bike is becoming a part of her? Every chance my kids get these days, they're on their bikes. It's pretty awesome to see (though nerve-wracking at times as well).

Anyway, I have some other pictures of this bike to send to my friend. I hope they take it because I don't want it cluttering up my garage. With some TLC, this bike, vintage as it may be, will make someone happy.

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Picture info: ISO 400, 1/5, f/3.50, 18mm, M, headlights

I saw this bike on the way home from band tonight. It was up against the wall of the ol' Red Apple. Originally I was going to shoot my car under a street light, but this bike was a cooler subject.

Poor bike.

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Picture info: ISO 100, 1/60, f/2.0, 50mm, Av, flash

I took this picture because I was inspired by a website I saw. Tati Cycles is a company I had to call for work. They had some sweet pictures of bicycles on their blog/site. They were simple photos, usually of a bike against a wall, or perhaps a close shot of a sprocket or something.

Though my bike isn't against a wall, it is hanging from the ceiling. I thought this shot, no viewfinder, turned out pretty cool.

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Picture info: ISO 400, 1/200, f/5.60, 55mm, Av, flash

This bike got me through college. These days, it hangs from a hook in my garage. I decided to pump the tires up today (stupid Presta valves!) and take it for a spin.

I used to know how to change bike tires and stuff. Pretty handy. I'd put slicks on when I was at school and when I'd go actual "mountain biking", I'd put the knobbys back on. These days, I have no idea where the slicks went or if I have them anymore.

It's a decent bike considering I got maybe 18 years ago (OMG. I just fell out of my chair). It was when front suspensions (Rockshox anyone) were the rage and I couldn't afford it. No suspension on this bike!

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Picture info: ISO 100, 1/30, f/13, 50mm, Av

Working on my panning with Haley. Set the focus mode to Servo, put her in the center and clicked away. I liked this one the best.