I am not a racer nor a downhill rider.
I am a simple
bike to
work dude. And before I discovered the joys of
this, I was a plain,
old and sad weekend biker. I would bike all alone
to places frequented by bikers, only to admire their souped up bikes
and watch in awe as they speed along the highway, overtaking me and
leaving me kilometers behind. Sometimes, I would arrive where they
were, just as they were preparing to
leave again, after having stopped
for a leisurely snack.
It was actually by accident that I started to bike to work, almost a
year ago. I was still using my old trusted
motorcycle to move around.
It happened that my then 7 year old daughter was confined in the
hospital and I had to be with her the whole morning. My work starts at
3 in the afternoon, so I had to go home after lunch to prepare for
work. Of course I rode the motorcycle to go home, but when it was time
to leave for work, the good old motorcycle wouldn’t
start! I tried
several times to start it but it seems that it has made up its mind to
be uncooperative. It was already past 2 pm and if I didn’t leave soon,
I would be late for work. That’s when the idea of using the bike
occured to me. I packed my work clothes in the only available backpack
we had and I put on my old jersey and jogging pants and rubber shoes
and off I went.
Now, I am just happy to bike. Anytime. Anywhere?
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