The winter months

So how much do you ride in the winter? Well I was talking to the bike the other day and we decided, mutually of course, that we would try to get out at least three times a week for some good long rides. Now we have had our differences in the past and we have certainly played the blame game but we have abandoned our partisan bickering and decided to work together. We realize that we have to live with each other and that we might as well benefit from each others different point of view. She claims (yes, she) that I rarely make use of her and that she often feels neglected. I seem to remember all the flats and loose swingarm bolts, which of course she claims comes from a lack of maintenance.

So we as a united group decided to focus all of our efforts into getting out and riding at whatever the cost. I will maintain her and put her to use and she won’t buck me off or get any flats. We both feel better about our relationship and we feel we were able to voice our opinions of the past and speak openly on what we feel needs to be done to make change for the future. We did not yell nor was a single tear shed. We listened and collectively made decisions to accomplish our goals. In the end we will end up cruising down the trail happy and that’s exactly where both of us want to be.