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Nov. 30th, 2010
More bike thoughts
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rougedragon , really. But I'm obsessing over this bike ever so slightly.
See, I got a bike when I was 20. I'd just been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis and I needed to lose weight so that there was less strain on my joints. So, I got a bike. It's a cheap Kmart bike, but ever since I got it I have ridden this bike more or less all summer every summer. Even sometimes in Winter, if it wasn't too wet. And then I'd usually get out my rubber poncho (which I've lost, damnit), so it's not as if I don't use a bike.
I haven't done any cycling since moving out of my parents' place, and I'm going to blame it on the fact that adjusting to a new lifestyle has been stressful. Stressful enough that I've actually done barely any exercise, and have only just started going for almost daily walks.
School finishes soon, and the weather has improved. This means it's cycling season for me, and I will be cycling as soon as the holidays start whether I get a new bike or fix my old one. That is without question.
The thing is that, although my current bike is adequate for riding up and down suburban streets and through parks, it's not my dream bike. My dream bike is one on which I won't crouch, for starters. Actually, that's the main thing I want in a bike. Being able to take it around by car is another thing, and this one I'm obsessing over appears to have a release latch (if I read the specs correctly).
So even though this feels highly impulsive, it's not as bad as it seems. It has features I've wanted in a bike for some time. A bike is something which I definitely use, so it's not like I'm all excited about a new hobby that I'll never maintain.
I'll be taking a look at the bike in the link on Saturday, and hopefully they'll let me test-ride one.
The best part is that I *can* justify the cost, because it's a bit less expensive than the annual bonus which I'm getting in my next paycheque :-p
rougedragon , really. But I'm obsessing over this bike ever so slightly.See, I got a bike when I was 20. I'd just been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis and I needed to lose weight so that there was less strain on my joints. So, I got a bike. It's a cheap Kmart bike, but ever since I got it I have ridden this bike more or less all summer every summer. Even sometimes in Winter, if it wasn't too wet. And then I'd usually get out my rubber poncho (which I've lost, damnit), so it's not as if I don't use a bike.
I haven't done any cycling since moving out of my parents' place, and I'm going to blame it on the fact that adjusting to a new lifestyle has been stressful. Stressful enough that I've actually done barely any exercise, and have only just started going for almost daily walks.
School finishes soon, and the weather has improved. This means it's cycling season for me, and I will be cycling as soon as the holidays start whether I get a new bike or fix my old one. That is without question.
The thing is that, although my current bike is adequate for riding up and down suburban streets and through parks, it's not my dream bike. My dream bike is one on which I won't crouch, for starters. Actually, that's the main thing I want in a bike. Being able to take it around by car is another thing, and this one I'm obsessing over appears to have a release latch (if I read the specs correctly).
So even though this feels highly impulsive, it's not as bad as it seems. It has features I've wanted in a bike for some time. A bike is something which I definitely use, so it's not like I'm all excited about a new hobby that I'll never maintain.
I'll be taking a look at the bike in the link on Saturday, and hopefully they'll let me test-ride one.
The best part is that I *can* justify the cost, because it's a bit less expensive than the annual bonus which I'm getting in my next paycheque :-p