If you saw a Christmas tree on a bicycle on your way to work this morning, it was me. I had a backpack, a heavy-duty bicycle chain, a helmet AND a badminton racket hanging off my person as I manoeuvred my way through the morning traffic.
Never again.
The thing is, I replaced my tyres over the weekend for $58 ($23 per tyre, $6 per inner tube). The bicycle shop owner managed to convince me that although the tread on my old pair was still perfect, it was old, hard and dry, and so could not grip the ground effectively. Dunno true or not.
In any case, my new tyres are sweet and smooth, and I have come up with a plan to recoup my losses. I will have to cycle to and from work 23 days, or 46 trips altogether, to make up the cost of my new tyres. With this most recent Christmas tree balancing act, I am down to 43.
Yeeyaiyipppeeyo. Why am I not looking forward to this at all?
Tuesday, August 15, 2006
A plethora of inconclusive observations on a bicycle
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4 comments:
Is it Christmas already??
That still doesn't top the guy I saw in Cuba balancing a queen-sized bed mattress on his head - his head! - while riding a bike. Apparently, the government rations gasoline so that by the end of the month all the cyclists take to the street with all manner of head-gear.
Love the illustration! But, um, you look like a boy. What will you do (or did you do) with the badminton racket? Do you play on your lunch break?
Titania, isn't it always Christmas? ;)
Joan, that's amazing. How does he turn his head to look at traffic? He is like a bicycle U-hauler! Haha! (This article shows you how to move a refrigerator by bicycle. I think all you really need are quads of steel.)
Gwynne, shucks! forgot the all-important pony-tail. :) I used the badminton racket to er, play badminton? ;) Met my friends for a game after work. Good fun.
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