While looking for a good deal on a road bike, the 27-year-old Riverton man ended up with a wedding, too.

SALT LAKE CITY — Online classifieds ended up getting Tyler Newman far more than he bargained for. While looking for a good deal on a road bike, the 27-year-old Riverton man ended up with a wedding, too.

“I thought it was a great deal,” he said, standing hand-in-hand with Michelle Oliverson Newman, 22, at the Salt Lake LDS Temple. The two were wed Friday, following almost a year of courtship, which began with an advertisement posted online last May.

Newman had been looking for something to help him train for an upcoming triathlon and a used Dawes Lightning bicycle he found on ksl.com seemed to have the perfect price tag — just $300. Several other callers had inquired about the bike, but Oliverson said she held onto it for the seemingly “serious” first caller.

Turns out I was really serious,” Newman joked.

When he showed up to check out the merchandise on a May day in 2010, Newman said he had a hard time keeping his eyes on the bike. He was pretty taken by the seller.

For complete story, wedding photography and videos go to:
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865551413/An-advertisement-for-a-bicycle-leads-to-lasting-romance-for-buyer-and-seller.html  and/or http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=19439694