Note To SelfSeptember 14, 2007
When you drive to work, and you take the bike off the rack in the dark, and you notice the front wheel has turned backwards during the drive, make sure you UNTWIST that 1/2 turn, and not turn it in the same direction and ride away, because your front wheel will have been turned 360 degrees, and the computer cord will have twisted around the front post. Therefore, your computer connection that changes the gears automatically for you (that sweet, sweet technological perk) will have come unconnected and you will be stuck in 1st gear forever and ever or until you get it fixed, and you will feel like a hamster within thirty seconds. You will then ride the three blocks back, spinning the wheels furiously, and then you will drive to Starbucks for a coffee and a ham and cheddar breakfast sandwich.
Hee
Posted by: Celia | Friday, September 14, 2007 at 10:05
When in doubt, breakfast!
I think you made the right decision!
Posted by: Lynn in Tucson | Friday, September 14, 2007 at 11:12
Wait, you have a computer that changes gears on your bike? I've never even heard of such a thing.
Posted by: Rachel H | Friday, September 14, 2007 at 11:18
Your bike has an automatic transmission? I have never heard of such magic!
I thought of you yesterday as I rode my bike in to work, I was having light envy. Since I am strictly a fair weather rider, I was taken aback to see FOG ahead and stopped to put on my lights. By 'fair weather' I also mean daylight and the batteries have been in my bike lights for...some number of years, rarely if ever used. The light output was pretty pathetic and a little scary. I imagined you with halogen lights on your shoulders and helmet, beams of light shining in every direction, I think you might have actually been flying a little bit too...
Posted by: whosadele | Friday, September 14, 2007 at 12:29
Bikes have computers? and cords? I am so not up to speed on this. My last bike was a purple 10-speed from Target - not a quality purchase.
Posted by: Carrie | Friday, September 14, 2007 at 13:05
I see that I'm not the only one who didn't know that bikes have computers now. Maybe only fancy California bikes have computers :-).
Posted by: Dani in NC | Friday, September 14, 2007 at 13:28
I have a retro ladies' Schwinn with a three speed manual shifter...it works for me :) but your bike sounds really cool. I loved that it came with a built in bottle opener. That's brilliant!
Posted by: lyssa | Friday, September 14, 2007 at 14:25
Right now I'm dying for ham and cheddar cheese, thanks a lot!
Posted by: Terri | Friday, September 14, 2007 at 14:28
You make it sound like coffee and a ham and cheese breakfast sandwich is a bad idea.
I'll grant that it's an awfully complicated system for reminding yourself to eat breakfast, though.
Posted by: Delf | Friday, September 14, 2007 at 14:29
automatic transmission? I want!
Posted by: Debbie | Friday, September 14, 2007 at 15:43
I'll try to remember that!
Well, it was practically dark-thirty when it happened, right? You can hardly blame yourself...
;)
Posted by: Cindy | Friday, September 14, 2007 at 17:23
Your bike has an automatic transmission? I am so out of it. Coffee and breakfast was the right decision. Besides, it was early.
Posted by: Sydney | Friday, September 14, 2007 at 19:54
Okay, okay. I'll ride tomorrow.
(Even though I do almost every day. I'm just dragging my feet because I'm delivering for the first time tomorrow. And I project that I will be tired by the end of the day.)
Posted by: Ann | Friday, September 14, 2007 at 20:53
HA! (sorry)
Posted by: Julie | Friday, September 14, 2007 at 21:34
Hehee!
Posted by: Maaria | Saturday, September 15, 2007 at 07:45