I never learned how to ride a bicycle until I was in my mid twenties. Fraternal eight year old twins I was babysitting in graduate school, Micheal and Hanna, taught me how to ride in the spring of 1999. It was not until 2001, after my husband and I bought my first bike for 13 dollars from an old man in Shelby, NC, I fell hard for a bike... More

Summer has arrived ...

Posted On : June 20, 2007 3:00 AM | Posted By : Yemi
Related Categories: Bikes in Canada, Bike Stories

... in Vancouver and what a beautiful city to be out and about.

And this summer I wanted to see the city on a bike...so I went hunting for my first one - had to be a used one of course considering I am a financially challenged student.

My hunt took me to a bike store owned by an older Chinese guy for whom I had a zillion questions as it was my first purchase. Here's how the conversation went after we decided on which one i should take:

Me: So like i said, I'm not planning on riding it extensively - it's just for leisure.

Him: Yes, this will be good for you.

Me: And it's got no problems i should be worried about?

Him: Not at all. It will last you a good year or more. You will exercise a lot with it this summer and loose weight.

Silence.

He continues greasing the chain.

I decide to have fun with his comment and poke at him a bit.

Me: So you think I'm fat?

Him: Yessssss, Yes yes! You need to exercise and loose weight. Men, they don't like fat women.They run away when they see one. So bike good for you.

I bought the bike.



Story submitted by: Billene who is surly enjoying the sunshine on her new second hand bike in Vancouver Canada.

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butterfly's Gravatar hehehe. Very funny.

Have you taken a ride yet?
# Posted By butterfly | 6/20/07 5:11 AM
david's Gravatar Ha!

Biking IS good for you.
# Posted By david | 6/20/07 10:59 PM
Yemi's Gravatar Hey Billene, Yemi here. Thanks for the laugh.

I hope you enjoy your new bike. I imagine, riding around Vancouver, specially in Stanley park, would be pure bliss!
# Posted By Yemi | 6/21/07 2:39 AM
k's Gravatar hahaha, thanx for the laugh Billene :)
# Posted By k | 6/21/07 9:58 AM
lula's Gravatar funny... but i would have been a lil offended. at least u saw the humor in it...enjoy yr new bike!
# Posted By lula | 8/2/07 2:16 PM
tsepeaces's Gravatar hahaha...billene I hear you, I'm still trying to figure out how to make biking a regular part of life...he's not kidding when it says it keeps you in shape. now when it comes to how he responded to your questions, umm ya!
# Posted By tsepeaces | 8/6/07 9:53 PM
Saluki's Gravatar I guess he thought "you can easily catch the men that are running from you with a bike"...


just a joke :P
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