So, I had to take the bus to work today and it sucked. I’ve only biked to work once and I’m already addicted.
When I biked to work, I could leave on my own schedule, I got to enjoy some time in the sunshine, I got some exercise in and I arrived at work energized and ready to go.
Today I pretty much phoned it in until my green tea was done brewing.
And that was after I got my cardio in the form of running to catch the bus while dodging traffic (to the woman who saw me running and made the bus driver wait: thankyouthankyouthankyouthankyouthankyou!).
Kristian is, as I type, looking into that little gear problem of mine. What a man, right? Eleven thirty at night and he’s spraying my bike with some lubricant that’s “better than WD-40” (as if such a thing actually exists). While I tell the internet about it.
At least one of us has their priorities straight.
Which one of us that is will be left as an exercise for the reader.
That sense of freedom and autonomy is absolutely priceless. Taking public transit or even driving when there’s traffic gets to feel like being held hostage, but on a bicycle, you can just swoop through and move about as you please. I’m so glad you get to enjoy it! 🙂
I’m assuming you have a bike with both left & right shifters? Which one were you trying to shift when the chain wouldn’t catch? Trying to help you diagnose your problem. 🙂