Have2BeFree
It's My Bike!
Last night I took a ride to Albany and noticed the bike was "wobbling" and felt very sluggish in corners. I also noticed that my feet could touch the ground a whole lot better. I pulled over and called a friend from my cell phone asking if it could be the tire pressure (I've never experienced a flat on the bike before). He said yes I should check it and bring the bike over to his house so he can check the tire. Since I wasn't far from his house (5 miles?)and I know he has an air compressor, I decided not to stop to check the air pressure :spank:
When I got there and got off the bike he read me the riot act (uh.....didn't raise his voice but told me I had no common sense in so many words and that I was lucky I didn't kill myself). The back tire was as good as flat - only registered about 4 pounds of pressure on the gauge. I am feeling stupid, embarrassed, humiliated, and total undeserving of owning a bike. My friend plugged the tire but it now has two plugs in it and new tires are on order. I lost my self respect and that of a good friend as well. I am glad to be alive and that God gives us second chances but I am also having second thoughts in my ability to own and maintain a bike on my own. At this point, I don't even feel like riding anymore.
When I got there and got off the bike he read me the riot act (uh.....didn't raise his voice but told me I had no common sense in so many words and that I was lucky I didn't kill myself). The back tire was as good as flat - only registered about 4 pounds of pressure on the gauge. I am feeling stupid, embarrassed, humiliated, and total undeserving of owning a bike. My friend plugged the tire but it now has two plugs in it and new tires are on order. I lost my self respect and that of a good friend as well. I am glad to be alive and that God gives us second chances but I am also having second thoughts in my ability to own and maintain a bike on my own. At this point, I don't even feel like riding anymore.
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