dedicated to all the regs :)

a few years ago, i got a bike. it was great and i was on it all summer.
then one day, after a burrito run at my favorite pop-up, it was stolen

i wasn't that upset about it as i walked with my friend to the police precinct to report the theft and walking home from bushwick, where the theft occurred

but the next few days i was SAD

which i didn't understand. it was just a bike.

until someone pointed out that it wasn't really the bike that was taken from me
it was the joy i felt riding it

and they were right i was lucky to have a spare bike lent to me but it really wasn't the same. the bike was too big. i barely rode it last summer.

so i decided to do some internet searching and i found the same brand/model of the bike i had that i could afford because it was last year's model

i went to the shop yesterday and it was already built for me. they let me go on a test ride and as i rode up the street, i smiled and felt happy

took it on the subway during the tail end of rush hour (don't hate me!)

got off a few stops early, and rode the last mile home

it felt great. i'm totes out of shape though. and my haunches are aching. that good 'break in a bike seat' pain.

i'm positive because i got some joy back this week

tonight, i prep for my DJ gigs
tomorrow, i spin 2 (including a vinyl set! eek!)
sunday, i rest and hopefully do some fun things