This is my bicycle. I love it. It's funny that I love it, I didn't learn how to ride a bike until I was nine, and I only did it then because I realised I was the only kid I knew who couldn't ride a bike and I was embarrassed. Once I finally learned how I dodn't particularly like it much, I was worried about falling of, thought I looked like a dork with a helmet on.
I discovered my new love for bikes while in Cambodia where everyone rides a bike. I was too terrified of the traffic to actually go anywhere by bike but I spent many evenings on a quiet street having a go on a friend's bike and finding it to be fantastic!
This is me having a go on a particularly cool bike on the backstreets of Siem Reap.
This is Gayl's bike. It's pretty cool too. We got our bikes from CERES Bike Shed in Brunswick. It's this really cool operation where they collect heaps of old bikes through donations and you can go and fix yourself up a bike for a very reasonable price (Gayl and I paid $35 each for our bikes) and for $5 you can become a member and go and use their tools for free.
They're so cute together! :)
Anyway, I was inspired to write about my wonderful bike today because she is unwell, one of the pedals has come loose, which essentially means I can only pedal with one foot. I am a little concerned about getting one mega-muscly bike leg.
I think it is fixable, the only problem is finding time to get down to the bike shed to suss out a new part and get some help fixing it, the Shed is only open Fri, Sat, Sun, and at the moment I keep on working on those days.
Well, wish me luck with getting her fixed, and I'll update with the progress ( even though I'm pretty sure no-one is actually interested :-P)
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