The story of one's bike(s)

[SolidSnake76]

what i about to share with u pple is confidential. only few know about the bikes i had.

at 3 i was riding a bike. i would ride up and down the block and sumtimes around. at 6 i learned how to ride on 2 wheels. i soon love riding bikes.

christmas, december 1995: i receive my second bicycle from my brother after moving into my new apartment. the first was too small for me. this was a 26" freestyle bike.

1996-1998: i rode around my new neighborhood exploring new territories within a 1 block raduis. as i aged, my limit to riding in different areas expanded. in 1997, i learned the art of stunts. jumping over stacked bricks, riding with no hands, popping willes and such. my new friends also had bikes and i dusted them all with it. i been through alot with that bike, when it was stolen for the first time, i chased the person down on foot and took back what was rightfully mines.

august 1998: my friends show me sum simple stairs where u can ride down. the 4th time i went there alone and on the way back home, i suddenly felt sumthing around my neck. it pierced deep and after struggling for 30 seconds, i got free. i thought sum1 popped up behind me from a tree i passed and held a thin metal wire around my neck. but it wasnt. a slinky wire was hanging from the tree in a noose. i was riding so fast i never notice it. thx to the bike, i rode home to my mother in time and she called 911 while stoping the bleeding. the cut was 2" deep and a scar was left around my neck. 12-15 stiches was needed.

oct 1998, the day i lost the bike to stupidity: after school my friend said he needed to use the bike to pick up sum yo-yo being sold at sum barber shop. i let him use the bike and he came back without it. sum1 stolen the bike while he was in the shop. for the next 2 years i was without a bike, and my ability to ride diminished.

june 2000: a 26" kent mountain bike was the 3rd one. i learned how to ride a bike all over again. throughout the next 2 years the bike suffered damaged.

-both the front and back wheels were damaged, tires, inner tubes, and rims(being bent)
-chain breaking multiple times
-seat cushion destroyed
-left pedal arm fell off multiple times
-both front and back derailers damaged
-front fork was bent
-back brake cord popped 2x
-hub was loose

may 2002: the bike was tossed out to trash. it would cost over $100 dollors to repair the bike.

august 2002: i received my 4th bike. a 26", 21 speed, dual shock mountain bike. $125 dollors.

winter 2002-2003: i been wondering, what would it be like riding a bike in the snow? another stupid act cost me my back rim. in april the axle fell apart in the rim's hub.

present day: i think i cursed but i not telling u pple what the curse is.

so far my friend took the bike without my permission and broke my front gear shifter while towing sum1.

a week after i got my rim replaced i was fixing another friend's tire and his cousin was riding the bike. i shoved him off and continued working. next he wanted to go sumplace to search for more bike parts, since he found a seat off one on the sidewalk and he needed one. while riding, i was gonna past him to the left, he swerves in my way and we crash. sumhow the back rim was bent up.

another friend rode the bike, shoved him off and the front got a flat while i was riding later on which was easily fixed.

the bike is holding up good now and i hope it will stay in good condition for a long time with the exception of flats.