Spent all last weekend giving my bike a bit of love (what started off as love soon turned to hate). Was planning on a quick spraypaint over the top of the original paint.... hmm turns out that the bf likes to do things properly. 'Properly' involved a very windy and cold trip to homebase for supplies. Then the dismantling of the bike, removal of the stickers, sanding of the bike, painting of the bike with primer, waiting for the primer to dry, sanding the primer, and finally spraypainting the bike..... The final saga of bike 'love' will be played out this weekend when I do a second coat on the bike (I have been told this is a must), and then we put the bike back together (I use the term 'we' loosely). Currently part of the bike is on the front stairs (basket wheels etc), part of the bike is in the basement (frame, mud guards) and the other bits are in a shoe box in the living room (pedals, seat, random screws that we will no doubt forget to put back on and the bike will fall apart as I am riding down Upper Street). Now I know why there is such a market for cute bikes...its not easy!
