Thieves stole most of our bike last weekend. We are sad and cannot sleep right now. So, we remember and celebrate good memories with our bike.
Bike took us to work many mornings. It was sometimes not easy for ACE to get out of bed and go to lab. Waking her up got easier after we got bike, and it was pleasant to have the quiet time before lab those mornings.
At night, bike kept us safe after all the buses had gone to sleep. A few nights, we were lucky to meet some animals while riding. Once we saw an owl swoop down and catch a mouse. Another time we almost ran into a coyote.
Bike taught us that cities are not so big and scary. We learned that some trips we thought were far away in a car were really only a few miles, 20-30 minutes away by bicycle. Los Angeles got smaller. We came across many things we wouldn’t have explored otherwise - river paths and parks, cheese shops in unexpected places, roadside memorials, attacking ducks, and destination tacos.
With bike, we spent happy times with a few good friends. We ate very many blueberry donuts with unglyproductions and exercised with sassyyama and sometimes soundpressurelevel. Through bicycle advocacy, we also met and rode with humans we would not normally meet in scienceland. We felt grateful that we could have friendly conversations and help new riders feel more confident. We felt joy to have meaningful work.
A few times we used bike to carry things such as a pie, or tree. Humans were sometimes surprised. We enjoyed the surprise.
Lastly, bike made us feel healthy and strong.
Here is the end of our memories, for now…I think finally, it can be time for sleep and a new day.
We are thinking about donating remaining parts to local Bike Co-op. We hope she could have a good second life, and it would help new human to have a good life as well.
Thank you for everything, bike. We were lucky to have you for the time that we did.
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