Riding a bicycle is like riding a bicycle

[greenstorm]

I got her out of storage and put air in her tires. They held. She needs a huge cleanup, there's old grease with hair and lint and road grime in the drivetrain and who knows what else is going on, she hasn't really been used in 5 years, but I went a hundred feet and it was like holding the hand of an old friend and it was really hard to make myself put her away.

Old friend, that's a theme this week. I guess I'm pulling from the best-of pieces in my past.

Bike commuting was definitely one of those best-of pieces. New person is just under 7km away and work is 12, which is very little on so flat a terrain. Even if it didn't feel so good, gas prices are a significant issue right now with the big truck.

I mean, I'm sure coming back up the bit of a hill is going to be a bit of a slog the first couple times, especially since I'll be slow and it's on big-vehicle highway, and folks around here have maybe less bike sense than many folks, but I think it'll be worth it.

Ugh. I need to go pick up my couch and do animals and water the plants and all I want to do is go biking. I cannot just take her out without giving her a look-over, but I sure want to.

Comments

[squirrelitude]

I really enjoy bike commuting. On the subway or in a car, I can end up stuck sitting around for one reason for another, which I find pretty hard to tolerate. But on a bike I have much more freedom of movement and can always be making forward progress, even if it's slower.

(also that feeling of flying)

[greenstorm]

Exactly. It might take me the same overall amount of time to get somewhere, moving more slowly but more steadily, but I always got there happy instead of grumpy. Plus, yes, flying.