Trust us, we were incredibly happy as well. A good night's sleep has also been very restorative.

Relapse, Apostate, Idolatre

He’s on the balcony because he’s smoking!Even he knows this stinky habit is not for the indoors of his dwelling! Do you really want to live somewhere with a next door neighbor who puffs away and you can smell this too? Nope.

Glad the patient was resurrected. Must have been that candle Dodie lit.

What a day! So glad for the happy end!

As a new owner of an IGH, I've found your story to be quite the cliff hanger! A new wheel is much cheaper than a whole new bike. Whew.

Best bike shop story ever, and with great illustrations. I just bought a new single Bike Friday, first for one without an internal rear hub, but they aren't making the good, old hubs.

I'm sure you'll be pleased to reach Paris but we will miss the daily postings.

Quick buy a lottery ticket! You and Dodie must be living right. I just took a wheel in for truing to our LBS and it is a one week turn around.

As part of the hub conversation - this rear wheel has a three level Sram Dual Drive internal hub which replaces the front derailleur with roughly a triple chain ring range. It is coupled with a 9 speed cassette on the back with a regular derailleur. We had the internal hub serviced before our last trip and although an older model of internal hub - I find them to be very reliable.

The miracle of Orléans. Have you made a voodoo doll of the lady on the Nantes bike shop yet

Steve looks at the weather apps for the forecast. Dodie, being low tech, looks out the window.

Great story, Keith. Love the Frenglish.

Picky girl, she is. She says she won't buy it if it has to remain pink. Sigh!

Either way these buildings have such a terrific look to them.

Punny story!

Berries rule of thumb, darker is usually better, and smaller is usually better... "usually"

Kinda like weather forecasting?