Ninja Bike

I ended up going for a bike ride today. I love bike rides, the rushing wind, the downhill speed, and to cover more terrain than your feet could alone. Today I went down into a river valley, saw gozzlings, beautiful flowers and trees. I watched the river flow as I rode beside it. I reached up and felt the vines of the weeping willows as I rode under them. ...Then I saw the gravel coming really fast toward me.
 
I just knew that bumping and grinding sound that I was ignoring while changing the gears was bad. Well anyway my bike got me most of the way home before it decided to flip me like a martial arts student. A little winded and bruised I just walked up and out of the valley to a place that could repair my bike for me. They won't have their mechanic in till Friday so I guess I'll get my bike then.When I go to pick it up it's going to cost $40 bucks. As I had to make the long walk home from the shop I got to thinking about how a bike repair class would probably cost the same as the repair ; and the knowledge would be far more valuable than this one time fix. This is where I make a resolution to take a class before my bike needs it's next tune up.