A girl I had never met before, with whom I was connected on Facebook just happened to mention that she was giving away her bike since she was leaving the country for some time.
Went and picked it up, and now I have a fabulous Raleigh bicycle! :) Pics soon.
Incidentally, there’s a fantastic website called (no pun intended): FreeCycle where one can pass on / request for stuff! :)
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