recalling muscle memory

[cellio]

It's true what they say: you never forget how to ride a bike. Note that they don't say anything about how awkward or embarrassed you'll be for the first block. :-) To be fair, while it's been a long time since I've ridden a bike, it's been a really long time since I've ridden a bike with one gear and no handlebar brakes.

A year or so ago our sister company rounded up some old bikes, fixed them up, painted them all a prominent ugly color, and made them available for employees to use. They didn't want theft-bait; all these bikes are very low end. I had a dentist's appointment today a mile up the road and figured riding would be faster than walking, which it certainly was. Fortunately for me, the collection includes at least one short-person bike; the standard size is too big for me.

It was nice to get out. Maybe I'll explore the bike trail down by the river.

Comments

[arabella23.livejournal.com]

Bob Hansen showed me the bikes when I took the Maya tour the other day. I thought it was a great idea.

[magid.livejournal.com]

Very cool of your company to do that!

[jducoeur]

it's been a really long time since I've ridden a bike with one gear and no handlebar brakes.

Yeah, I hit the same phenomenon on our trip. The bikes on Castaway Cay are of that basic sort (the island's basically a sandbar, so fancy bikes would be total overkill), but I did have a real moment of, "Where the heck are my brakes???"