Poor Poor Peugeot

So I bought an old Puegeot racing bike about 3 months ago, and I have been loving riding it around and was even commuting to school on it until I took a spill about a week ago.  Now, I knew there were some problems with it that I needed to fix but that basically sealed the deal that I wouldn't ride it until I fixed them.  Anyways, I was taking a look at the gears yesterday and how they were shifting (since they were the reason for my fall) and I realized that because of the fall, my whole back wheel is now warped!  It still rides but I can't imagine it would be that safe to do a ride of any real distance on it.  That combined with a need for new brake cables, new handlebar tape, a loose brake handle, etc etc and now I am wondering if it will even be worth it to fix.

The reason I bought an older bike originally was because I wanted something to get around on but didn't want to spend 700-800 for a new road bike just in case I didn't actually end up riding that much.  I have since discovered that I love riding places though, and now I need to consider whether it's worth putting money into an older $250 bike or just selling it as is and getting a newer and lighter bike.  I guess i will see exactly what the quote is for everything including the new wheel.  Any thoughts from more experienced/knowledgable riders?

Silky Smooth

In my boredom rummaging through the fridge, I found myself reading the side-label of a carton of Chocolate Silk.  For those not in the know, Silk is a brand of soy-based milk alternative, and frankly, the chocolate version is fantastic.  I have never actually had the regular version because I do still comsume dairy, but I prefer chocolate Silk to chocolate milk, and I am a guy who LOVES his chocolate milk.  Anyways, In my perusing of the carton, I noticed a statement of environmental commitment claming that Silk is made with wind energy.  The ambiguous wording evaded making any specific claim as to how much of their energy was actually wind, so as a dedicated anti-greenwash...ist?..er?...yeah, so I looked into it a little further.  What I discovered was that (a little to my surprise, I admit) Silk actually uses 100% wind power!  I needless to say, I was THRILLED that I had been supporting green business without even realizing it!

In my excitement, I wrote an email to Silk's customer service account expressing my grattitude for a product that I so loved (something to the effect that I was now not just a happy customer, but a proud one, cute, I know).  Not 24 hours later, I received a personalized email from one of their representatives saying how refreshing it was to get such positive feedback etc etc...it was pretty great

Moral of the story: 

1) Silk tastes great

2) it's a great choice if you want to cut down on dairy, whether you are vegan or an environmentalist, lactose intolerant, or whatever

3) a legitimate environmental commitment by a fairly mainstream company

4) costs about the same as regular chocolate milk

5) great customer service

that's all for now, ciao!