Getting a bike - A side story
I will always remember the days I was with my dad learning how to bike when I was a kid. It was so hard and I was so scared to fall and break my leg or something. I spend days with my dad pushing me on my little red bike. Then one day he pushed me like usual and then let go of the bike. I didn't noticed it at first but when I looked behind, I saw my dad who was a few meters behind me.
It was amazing to go downhill and feeling the wind on my face. It created some really good memories that I still cherish to this day. My dad taught me how to ride a bike. Sadly I wasn't able to use one for years after that, but I always wanted to revive these kind of moments.
I would even dare to say that it was a dream to get a new bike. And it was with this dream in a little corner of my head that I lived trough most of my teen years.
Until one day I was with a friend of mine wandering around at night.1 I was with Claire just chilling and being silly. And when it was time to get home, her boyfriend2 came with their car.
We arrived in front of two bikes that weren't used since months ago. Then Daniel asked me out of nowhere if I wanted one. It sounded like a joke, so obviously as a bike-less person I said "yes I want it" with a very serious tone. Then Daniel told me that the bike was mine. I asked if it was a joke, and he responded that it wasn't.
It wasn't a joke? Wait... Doesn't that mean that I am the proud owner of a bike now? I was dumbfounded really... Doesn't that mean that I could go wander around and relive the freedom I had just like in my early days!
But that wasn't going to happen right now... Being outside and unused for a few month didn't do that poor bike justice really... It needed some care and repairs first... The tires were flat and the bike super rusty.3 But I took it to my apartment anyway, with a mission to take care of that bicycle.
It tool me a week to make that bike usable again. I went shopping for a pump and I spend a day cleaning it thoughtfully. Then once I got the right equipment and that I was able to inflate the tire of the bicycle I was able to use it!
The first time I used it, I was... not good at it honestly... I was really wobbly. But once I was able to ride it for an hour or two, I was able to have the time of my life!!!
At first I was a bit scared and overused the brake a bit. But once I gained some speed going downhill, I felt a sense of pure joy getting into me. It was so much fun! It was like in my younger days, like with my dad. Felling the wind on my face, I was again able to enjoy this sensation.
After getting comfortable with riding this bicycle on the road, I was able to go with a friend of mine and it was a lot of fun! We got on top of a cliff above the sea. We were super tired but the view was amazing really. Being able to see the waves dancing from this high was beautiful.
To go wander on a bike is fun, and it's also more effort than expected.4 But now I can relive those moments I had when I was younger. I think I have fallen in love with that bike.
It's quite funny how I was able to randomly get a bike. Well it needed some care but I’m not going to complain about it!!
Thank to Claire and Daniel. I was able to accomplish a dream of mine.
Merci Papa de m'avoir appris à faire du vélo. Grâce à toi j'ai pu vivre ces beaux moments aujourd'hui.
Hope you enjoyed that post! Have a nice day! - Muliama
Inspired by true events