I can ride my bike with no handle bars

I have been on this bike kick for the past month. At school it seemed like everyone had a bike so that meant I needed one too. For my 21^st Birthday i asked my parents for a bike. My dad said he would give me the money for one but he wouldn't actually go and buy one because he knew I wouldn't ride it. Well, as a strong headed woman (aka Stubborn) I took great offense to that and I don't care if I hated the thing I'm going to ride it everywhere! Just to prove him wrong.  So James and I headed out yesterday to search for the perfect bike. We looked around at a few stores until I had narrowed it down to two bikes. Both equally as pink both had some vintage flair and both were the same price. It all came down to one factor….gears or no gears. That was the question. Now like I'm sure you have figured out I know nothing about bikes, my pure intension of this bike is a new fashion accessory. The facts that it is good for the environment and for your health, well theses are just bonuses. As James explained to me about the power of gears and hand brakes I found myself day dreaming about bells and baskets to put on the bike. It always seemed just as I had figured out what I wanted we were off to the other store to look at the other one…"just one more time." James, my incredibly patient LOML (love of my life) never complained about how hot it was or that the bikes looked nearly identical he was by my side holding my hand and listening to my pros and cons list until I had finally after calling my dear friend Anna for the last deciding factor decided on the purely vintage pink bike with no gears. Yes, this means that I will have to push the bike uphill 100% of the time and I tire easily but the bell and basket make it worth it. Besides, if you are on a bike to get exercise, then walking a little is not going out of your way much.  James even got himself a bike, so we could ride together! His, has gears and other "important" things like "suspension" and "hand brakes." He doesn't even mind that I'm a slow rider, he just rides circles around me until I catch up with him.  I am very pleased with my pink retro bike, all I need now is a sock hop to go to.