The Lack of Bike

[pyoor_excuse]

So, there's two problems with watching the last episode of The Long Way Round. One: I'm single, most of the time it's okay, but watching reunions, and romantic stuff (watched a bit of Tipping the Velvet yesterday) really can suck. Two: I MISS MY BIKE!

I know it's sheer lazyness on my part, and I know that the only reason for it not working is because I broke it though sheer damned stupidity (I knew the oil was low and I still parked on a flipping slope) - but I can't believe that the frigging thing could kill itself quite so bloody quickly.

So I need to take it to bits.

It's all I need to do.

Then at least I'll know if it's fixable by me, or if I've permanently screwed the top/bottom bearings/cylinder.

Then I can fix it.

Then I can ride it.

God I miss riding it.

Watching "Long Way Round" has made me miss my bike so damn much. And every day I see the sorry little object. Every day I look at it. Every day I feel guilty that I've not fixed it. I *have* to fix it soon. I miss it. I put so much damn money into it. I must be able to fix it. I can't explain what riding the bike feels like. The freedom. The connection to the world. You are part of it, it is part of you, it can hurt you, but you feel so alive.

I miss my bike. Frankly, I miss Ais too. She understood. I'm surrounded by non-bikers and ex-bikers. I miss my bike.

Comments

[chrisy-m-uk.livejournal.com]

The key then would be to find some time when it's not so darn cold your freezing your fingers off to dissasemble said bike and have a looksie - though that's kind of teaching you to suck eggs :)

Incidentally if the summer goes well there shall be another biker admist our group...

[pyoor_excuse]

Well, I have a garage and a heater....

And "oh?"