And just a day after the Bridge Pedal, some fuckwit stole my bike – my primary means of transportation, my primary means of exercise, and one of the few genuine pleasures I have in this fucked-up life.
I can’t even begin to find the words to express how angry and frustrated I am at this moment.
I can’t even begin.
[...] I did end up purchasing a new bike to replace the one that was stolen right after the Portland Bridge Pedal this summer. The new one is a Jamis Quest. Here are some pictures of it. In some ways it’s a better bike than the Trek, and I do like it, but… I dunno. I have to admit that the theft of the bike took some of the wind out of my sales, as far as Portland biking in general. Maybe things will be better in the spring, though – I’m sure I’ll be itching to get back out once things warm up and dry out a bit. [...]