Mike's Morsels of Wisdom

So Mike...is that seat where you sit you "S" down?

S-aac

I ride roller blades... er... I skate roller blades? I wear roller blades? I roller blade roller blades? I don't know exactly what verb is used for this particular form of transportation, but it isn't really a bike either way. I have not used the pinnacle of man powered transportation for quite some time now but back in the day when I actually did use a bicycle, it was a mountain bike of the Roadmaster variety. I am ashamed to admit it had 15 speeds on it. I congratulate you on your successful purchase and hope you get much out of it. Fare thee well and may your trees ever bear much fruit! Oh, and keep up all that awesome Happy Fun Timing that you do!

(If you don't know who this is just by the name, I'm the guy that you gave the jello brain too and who actually wanted it. I still haven't figured out exactly what to do with it... but I will think of something)

To Issac: Yes...and thanks you for the avuncular comment. You are well beyond your years in punning. Actually, soon after writing this entry I had my first major wipeout and landed on my "S." It still hurts. Then, a couple of days later, while riding, my bike's S fell off and soon my own "S" was S-less...if you know what I mean...

To Brandon: Roller Blades are a very respectable form of recre-transportation. I have a pair myself that I haven't used in quite sometime. Thanks to you, I plan to dust them off before this month is over.

I am glad I have had such a profound impact on such an influential person! A friend and I were talking and noticed that by merely looking at your picture we felt cooler. The extreme power of your contiguousness inspired us to bestow upon you the name Mike the Potent. We bow before your power and your coolness. Ttfn!

Mike-
Your new bike- how wonderful! And thanks for the link to the fixed bike site.
Have you tried riding fixed? I set up a fixie out of curiousity five or six years ago, and fell in love within a couple of miles. Now I rarely ride anything else.
There's a very good metaphor in it. I've never heard, or read, a credible explanation of why riding fixed is such a gas. To one who's never done it, it sounds crazy: "Why would you want not to be able to coast? What's the advantage?" I can't answer. "Isn't it a lot harder up steep hills?" Yes. "And isn't it a lot harder down steep hills?" Yes, it is. "And aren't there times on the flat when you're going into the wind, or there's a strong tail wind, and you wish you could shift gears?" Yep.
It's a lot like living in Christ. Who can explain to one outside why it's such a gas, so good, so right? I can't. "Aren't there restrictions and imperatives other people don't have? Don't you sometimes feel like returning evil for evil? Don't you sometimes wish you had alternatives that are closed to you?" Yes to all of the above. It's an "I know, but I can't explain how I know that I know."
Well. Thank you for your example of sanity. Because of your witness, I think fewer folks with twenty-seven-speeds will be putting down the poor dweebs who only have twenty-one.
-Howard Abts

I think what's great about a single-gear is that it takes you back to being a kid. You never thought about hills being hard then, just the addiction of zooming down a hill, wind in your hair (and later removing gravel from your knees after wiping out). Thanks for reminding me of the good ol' days...just me, the pedals and the brake.

What the heck man?? Ahhh....