My new Bike

On Saturday (March 6th) I bought a new bike. This was something I wasn’t 100% positive I wanted to do, but Friday as I was walking back to my house it dawned on me that I no longer cringe as I walk through the traffic. A bike means more freedom, faster from point A to point B….humm maybe it is time. So I went to the street that sells bikes found one I liked (see picture) and was off riding it home. You can imagine the thrill in my heart this morning(Tuesday 9th) as I prepared for work. I packed my bag and made sure the straps were looped around the handle bar so it won’t get stolen (yes, that happened to someone in my house). I jumped on my bike and then realized I was not going to make it to work biking in my cute skirt. Don’t worry the people on my street got to watch me attempt to bike in a skirt before I went back inside.
I quickly changed into nice pants and was ready. I should mention that I do not have a biking helmet…just my moto helmet. Again I feel that only seeing a picture of my previously mentioned helmet can only make this all come together in your mind.

Now with my Moto helmet on I started my ride to work. I was excited and found that it really isn’t that bad biking along. I was enjoying the breeze in my face and the speed at which I was going to work. I was thinking about how this is great because I can get to work twice as fast as walking. As I made my way through a light my right foot felt air and I heard a clunk…my peddle fell off! On the side of the road I had to stop, turn around and fetch the peddle which, thankfully, was lying on the side of the road. Once I retrieved it I put it in my basket, took off my helmet and walked the rest of the way to work.

For the ride home I had secured my peddle on hoping it would make it. Alas I did not make it far from the office, but this time my peddle fell off in the middle of traffic and the Cars and Moto’s were all swerving around it. So there I was with my Moto helmet turning my bike around to get my peddle, praying no one would run over it! (if you aren’t laughing at me right now I don’t think you have the right picture in your head…I looked REDICULOUS!!!). I kept thinking that it would only happen here…and I will always remember this bike. It also reminded me of the guy one of my friends tutored our Junior year of college…he rode a bike with only one peddle, oh John…I became John-o today!