Here she is: my beautiful Prophetess. I finally managed to take some photographs of my new bike to share with y’all.
Isn’t she lovely? I named her The Prophetess for obvious reasons… The manufacturer is “Prophete”, a German company (They don’t pay me for writing this article. I just love my bike and want to share who made it.).
Today, the Prophetess and I went to the women’s health & fitness club. I feel incredibly good about pedaling to the gym. 
I worked out and then we rode back home. She even carried my backpack for me. I don’t like front-baskets so my little black basket sits in the back and holds my stuff while I ride.
I am really happy about me finally doing something for my health, fitness and general well-being. BatFit really works for me!
My bike is named Spectra von der Geist. I looooove her.
What a cool name!
How come you often decide to chose German names (like Tante Fledermaus)?
Studied it in high school and college. It’s a sensible language. The words have weight and substance. I can make the noises. Plus, to my ear, the words are somewhat funny. Spanish isn’t funny. French isn’t funny. >Swedish is funny< I like the sound of German. I like Germany. I like Germans, generally. It's all just very comfortable.
I am Tante because my nephews would otherwise have an Auntie Al (my sister-in-law's sister-in-law) and an Auntie Lel (me). That's a little hard for a tiny kid to keep straight, so I just decided that I'd be Tante, for the sake of clarity.
She's a Dutch bike, and she's a weird soft greenish-grey-white. She was "Ghost" for a while, since the Dutch word for "ghost" is not pleasant to listen to. There's a character on "Monster High" called Spectra, and she's roughly the same color as my bike. I figured it made sense.
Monster High is “a thing” in Germany, too. Even grown-ups seem to collect these dolls.
How cool you studied German. I never thought of German as a language of interest to anybody because (even to me) it sounds so hard and rough.
Oh it’s absoluteIy wonderful and beautiful. You will have many nice trips on that. It looks comfy as well.
What a fantastic bike! Aw, now you have me wanting to ride my bike. I don’t have a name for her … hmmm …
Bikes need names. It lends them dignity.
And it’s like spending time with a friend while pedaling.