A plethora of inconclusive observations on a bicycle
Tuesday, August 15, 2006
If you saw a Christmas tree on a bicycle on your way to work this morning, it was me. I had a backpack, a heavy-duty bicycle chain, a helmet AND a badminton racket hanging off my person as I manoeuvred my way through the morning traffic.
Never again.
The thing is, I replaced my tyres over the weekend for $58 ($23 per tyre, $6 per inner tube). The bicycle shop owner managed to convince me that although the tread on my old pair was still perfect, it was old, hard and dry, and so could not grip the ground effectively. Dunno true or not.
In any case, my new tyres are sweet and smooth, and I have come up with a plan to recoup my losses. I will have to cycle to and from work 23 days, or 46 trips altogether, to make up the cost of my new tyres. With this most recent Christmas tree balancing act, I am down to 43.
Yeeyaiyipppeeyo. Why am I not looking forward to this at all?
