I have my bike for about a month already. It taught me a lot. Although the accessories and everything that comes with it are just too expensive, I thank God for sustaining me thus far.
The bike is great! Other than the new bike syndrome that every bike will experience and some adjustment issue, I am actually very happy with it. I have cycled it home from Buangkok, cycled via the Eunos road to Marine Parade and back home, and today I conquered the park connector linking East Coast Park to Bedok Reservoir Park! Ain't that great?
I love the scenery there. For a moment I thought I was elsewhere (like Thailand :D). I promise that next Friday I will be able to take some shots and post it here. The bad part was the loose seat that was taken care of with a small alan key.
Anyway, the worse came on Saturday when I was late for my next student and flew off from my bike. The culprit was the different levels of pavement at the side of the road (I try not to ride on the main road for fear of crazy vehicle drivers as Singapore ain't that safe anymore..). My front wheel brushed against the upper level of the pavement causing me to lose control of my bike and eventually flew off the bike. Although I thank God for a working bike with no serious injuries like fracture, the abrasions and bruises is enough to put me in agony for weeks and I was late for half an hour for my student.
After the incident, I sent my bike to the nearest bike repair shop to see if there is anything that need to be taken care of from the bike. This uncle was contradicting to what he said and refused to do anything because he did some simple stuff and concluded that there is nothing wrong with the bike. That problem was posted in tern forum for many times already lo! Now I know that place cannot be trusted for any fixing.
Anyway, all is well except that I cannot ride bike until I have fully recovered. Still, thank God for sustaining me thus far. It is a great wake-up call to be alert and not rush.
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