June 4^th, 2015

This last week, I busted my bike's tire for the second time. Just like last time, I went to a shop near the university to get it fixed. Not much to talk about here, but I find it interesting to watch these two guys run this tiny shop jam-packed with all sorts of bike accessories and tools.


I will have to go there again because the other day, I got my first big bicycle accident. It was clearly the other guy's fault, as we always say haha. I was coming down the hill from Tokai, which makes you gather quite a lot of speed. Just as I got to the bottom of the hill, I took a look out for coming bicycles and spotted this one guy. At that moment, I even said out loud that I had a bad feeling. Next thing you know, this guy cuts in front of me, and I just T-boned the hell out of his bike. I went flying about two meters over him, but thanks to my judo falling skills, I managed to land without too much damage.

I got up and asked him why he suddenly turned, and his answer: because I want to go over there.

This accident broke the frame of my back wheel, and I was forced to go one week without a bike due to it. I got it fixed the next week. After that, I had to reconsider my driving speed on my bike...