Thanks PK1. Meet PK2.

Plottie did not cheap out. He didn't buy the Specialized Sirrus Elite, but instead paid $50 more to buy the White Giant, to replace the Red Giant, aka Plotkicycle 1.

This morning Plotnik took PK2 for its maiden voyage up Liberty Hill and down to the bagel shop.

It's lighter and therefore somewhat easier to take a hill with, but you also get buffeted more by the wind. Red Giant was like riding a sofa. It had shocks, so the Saint Plotniko potholes were less tooth-crunching.

PK2 is a bicycle! Its gears don't slip, the brakes don't screech, it's a lot faster and Ducknik is no longer worried about metal fatigue on a 15 year old bike.

Don't worry about the 'faster' part. Plottie always has Ralphie in his head. There really isn't that much of a hurry.