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I’ve had my Kindle a week. Here’s what I love:
SIZE and WEIGHT – the screen is big enough to read comfortably, yet the size is small enough to hold with one hand. Even comfortable lying in bed on my side with my elbow propped up. It fits in my purse very nicely.
FREE BOOKS! There seem to be a bazillion free books (copyright expired) out there – some I’ve read, some I haven’t, those I’ve read are in boxes in the attic b/c there isn’t enough room to bring them down. And now I can have them all on one device! It’s so much fun downloading FREE BOOKS!
LESS EXPENSIVE NEW BOOKS! Just bought 2 NYT best-sellers for a fraction of the price, plus did it right from home via Whispernet.
KINDLE ON MY BLACKBERRY! I can read (if I’m really desperate) on my Blackberry, but the “store” feature works great too.
SCREEN QUALITY – The sharpness of the electronic ink is terrific. The brief “flash” effect when turning the page was at first startling (I thought I woudn’t get used to it) but I quickly found I didn’t notice it at all.
FREE BOOKS! Did I mention FREE BOOKS? Well, I’ll say it again. FREE BOOKS! Yes, of course you can patronize your local library, but my local library isn’t open on Sundays….or at 9 PM….or nearby when I’m on vacation and have a whim to read Dickens…or Eliot…. or Wodehouse….I LOVE FREE BOOKS!
Finally, it’s really, really, really cool.
(Don’t forget about the FREE BOOKS!)
Pacific Twirl Girls Bike
Great Bike for the price…. This little bike was a steal for the ptice. The packaging arrived in very good condition. the bike itself was very easy to put together. It took me about 20 minutes to get everything done.
The bike’s finish was flawless with no scratches. The best indicator was when my little girl rode it. The smile on her face is the final arbiter. I recommend this bike if your budget does not allow for the pricier biclycles around.
Bottom line: worth the investment.
Not thrilled. If you are into aesthetics and have an old fashioned sensibility…it’s hard to resist the retro design of this bike.
However, I will reiterate that this bike was hard to put together. There were a number of screws missing, and you have go out and buy a sized wrench that most people don’t have…(it’s funny I bought a $35 dollar bike lock and they provided all the necessary tools in the shipping)
The other huge problem was that the brakes were misaligned. And the front tire kept hititng the front brake making Pacific Shorewood Womens Cruiser Bike impossible to ride. It took my boyfriend and his friend about two hours to fix this problem. An expert could have done it faster but lets face it if you have a lot of money to pay a bike shop you wouldn’t be buying this bike.
Also, this bike is longer than a regular bike…which can be a problem if you have any storage space issues.
Good for learning about bicycles…. … because you have to learn all about them to get Pacific Grays Peak Mens Dual-Suspension Mountain Bike working.
Shipping was fairly fast, taking a couple weeks to get to my semi-minor town.
Firstly I notice the tires were twisted funny on the wheels. Very cheap. I had to adjust the tires to get everything roughly symmetrical while gradually putting air in. This took half an hour.
From here I followed the instructions and put on the front tire, seat and handlebars. No problems here. Took another half hour because I’d never done it before. Well, just be sure to tighten the handlebars REALLY well. I fell the first rut I hit because I lost my steering.
The next unofficial thing needed is truing the wheels while gradually tightening the brakes. The included instructions make no mention of how to do this, and you’ll have to find out via google. I found it’s important to adjust the brakes while truing, or else you’ll go nuts trying to figure out why the brakes don’t work right. I lost probably 3 hours on this.
Next goes on to derailleur adjustment… this is where my nightmare truly began. The instructions tell you what to do, but leave out a critical step: NOTICE THE ORIENTATION OF THE ADJUSTMENT WIRES AND FLIP THEM AROUND AS NECESSARY TO MAKE SHIFTING EASIER!! I found I couldn’t operate the front shifter at all with all the strength I had. Then I just unbolted the adjustment wire and spun it around the other way on the bolt. Suddenly shifting took less than half the oomph of before! Too bad the derailleur actually BENT in this experience. I torqued the shifter so hard it ripped and bent a metal part. I emailled the company and they got me a new one in a couple weeks.
Then I realized I couldn’t install the new derailleur without using a chain tool to temporarily break the chain — a tool I did not have. So I ordered a $20 tool to do the job. That was another week of delay. I think I spent upwards of 8 hours just on the derailleurs.
So over approximately 5 weeks and 12 hours of active effort, I now have a finished bicycle I don’t really trust so much. If I hit a bump or shift gears fast, the chain pops right off. But hey, at least it was cheap and looks nice. I do like the shock system too — it is a fairly cushioned ride.