SEVILLE, Spain — There are times you can’t say no to riding a yellow bike.
I mean this bike was screaming taxi cab yellow. It was a way too small step-thru for me and only had three speeds. The lineman of a bike was outfitted with a basket on the front, a kryptonite-type lock and rear flashing light. It also had a metal sign of the hotel it came from.
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