it's a low-tech household, so no pictures in the personal sense. and no superman cape. who needs that when you've got your ansi-lime alert/hhcmf jacket courtesy of jeff and his project-management skills? but here's the manufacturer's page http://www.jamisbikes.com/bikes/06_coda.html. i did comparison-shop for most of the day yesterday in (counts on fingers) 7 other stores, but i couldn't find anything to compete with this one, and only one other store where i really liked the people and felt okay about getting into one of those long-term relationships. and yeah, it did cost me exactly $599 before the taxes.

i got it from ride-on, on main street. honourable mention goes to the bike doctor store on broadway, across from mec. they couldn't find me a bike, but if they'd happened to stock the kind of thing i was looking for they would have found it for me. they were so cool with me and everyone else who came into the store in my two hours there, i'm at least going to get my new commuter bag from them.

edit: anyone who can tell me how to pronounce 'jamis' (for rl bragging purposes) will have my gratitude.