Furnishing an apartment priority #1: Beach Cruiser!

Lets disregard the fact I need a desk, dresser, lamp and bedside table. The #1 essential when moving to Santa Monica is a Beach Cruiser. Ever since I came out to LA in July and visited I have been dreaming about getting my very own beach cruiser with a large Dorothy style wicker basket. (Toto will have to come later). I have done extensive research trying to obviously find the best deal on my new cruiser and finally found the ONE.

My personal favorite things about the bike:

1. It is the same color as my mini: Vanilla

2. Although I am not a pink person, I do enjoy the splash of pink on the rims.

3. The detachable wicker basket. (it’s perfect for all those picnics I plan to go on).
4. Ummm duh the cheeseburger bell.

Since this bike has quite a few splashes of pink, I thought a cheeseburger bell would be the perfect final touch to tone down the cruiser. If you think I am never going to ride this thing….you’re wrong. It is now my official means of transportation around this town (unless a hill is involved because I opted out for gears). I ride it to work, the beach, yoga, the grocery store…you name it. If you think this is just a phase, I must prove you wrong once again. Throughout this past year I have really been building up a love of cruising.

March 2009 Cruising in Bali, Indonesia

July 2009 Cruising along the Champs Elysee in Paris, France

If you are now wanting your very own cruiser, I HIGHLY encourage it. Hello my fellow Houstonians, the city is flat, and we all know Austin is prone to bikers. I purchased my bike at Chubby's Cruisers where you two can get one of their 300 different cruisers shipped to you! They also have a fabulous array of bicycle accessories. Oh, and I forgot the best part, they are magicians.

Aluminum beach cruiser $220

Bike Lock: $35

Wicker Basket: $35

Lights: $15

(ticket if I don’t buy lights: $160)

Pump: $20

Cheeseburger bell: $8

Stuffing a beach cruiser into a Mini Cooper: Priceless

xoxo mel