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Me and my bicycles..!!!

Discussion in 'Snippets of Life (Non-Fiction)' started by marulamuniya, Nov 12, 2011.

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ojaantrik said: ↑

A lovely piece of writing. Reminded me of my own cycling days. Swimming days. Driving days. Each one posed a barrier that seemed insurmountable at the time. I think driving was the worst. I realized that I was more comfortable driving on reverse gear than I was driving forward. The thing was that reverse gear didn't call for gear change. So, that terrifying clutch didn't come in to scare you! You were done with just a one time clutch pressing. But these inspectors refused to give me a license despite my remarkable acumen with reverse gear driving. Yet these same idiots would take there children to circus shows and even pay to buy tickets to watch a clown or two riding a cycle on reverse. Of course, I never tried the reverse technique on a bicycle or a cycle with a single wheel either. And I don't suggest that you try either. But no harm wanting to try you know.

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Thank you so much for reading this in your busy schedule. I'm honored to receive an FB from you.

Coming to driving in reverse gear.. yes, this was the fact that impressed my inspector much to give me a license in one shot. Clutch, gear and accelerator never posed me any problem as there was no question of balancing on 4 wheels :-D They balanced me in turn very well.

And now trying a bicycle either in reverse or forward does not seem to be practical anymore.. I don't want to look like a piece in front of my son

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:rotfl:rotfl:rotfl:rotfl:rotfl:rotflEnjoyed a lot reading your adventures with bicycles. Reading your's I remembered my adventures on two-wheelers & four-wheelers which becomes an elaborate essay in writing and so I will come up with my experiences in a new post.
Thanks for sharing your lovely adventures which made me peep into mine.

Regards,
Latha.

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Hilarious post..!
Enjoyed every bit of reading...!!! :rotfl I too have some experiences like this.. But finally I went to school with my Hero Lady Bird..

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vidraghu said: ↑

Lovely post of your cycle adventures..Reading that got reminded of my own cycle adventures...All "fun-filled days"...Enjoyed reading it dear!
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Thanks for your lovely feedback vidhya

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sujisaran said: ↑

hi friend
nice post , it reminded my childhood days ............
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Thanks sujisaran and nice to read your story behind cycling!! Thanks for sharing.

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vjbunny said: ↑

Dear MM,
Wow beautiful narration it was like seeing you in action...At last you got to ride a scooty...All is well that ends Well...
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Thanks vjb Very true!!

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Cheeniya said: ↑

Dear MM
You have indeed touched upon the greatest riddle of life. Before I tell you about it, I must tell you of a nice ad that is doing the rounds on TV now. A young mother will be talking with a friend or whoever of hers on the phone. At that precise moment, her tiny tot takes his first steps towards her. The young mother rushes to her child just to catch him in time before he loses his balance. This is about the only trick a human can learn on his own, I mean balancing himself on two legs. Two wheels are more complicated than two legs and to master them, we need external help for an eternity. I can totally empathize with your tryst with your bicycle.

Whenever I go to a circus, I do not care much for the artist who puts his head inside the wide open mouth of a lion. He just leaves me unmoved but when I see a young girl going round the arena on a monocycle (I hope this is what they call a cycle with a single wheel), my eyes open in great wonderment and I clap my hands like a child much to the chagrin of my wife, daughters and grandchildren!

I know that God has denied me the talent of being able to ride a bicycle without falling every 100 meters. I feel great to see a kindred soul in you, MM!
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Thank you very much for your FB Sri sir, I'm blessed

Oh yes.. I too have wondered about monocycling.. why that, I will be looking at a child less than 2 years riding a tiny bicycle without stabilizers with my eyes open wide!!!! I'm speechless about their balancing skills...Thankfully god did not deny me a virtual balancing skill to balance my family, work etc..

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kkrish said: ↑

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Dear MM
What a delightful adventure you had. The timing, early morning, is just perfect.

The one troubling thought that I came back was the rope tied at your throat level. After reading that particular piece, I was thinking how it must have hurt you. Ouch!

Glad you got yourself promoted from bicycle to the twowheeler which treated you much better than the bike.

Your thread made me recall my attempts too!
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Thanks K.. I'm glad that you enjoyed it Indeed.. Success or no-success I did get promoted to 2 and 4 wheelers..

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MM :
Its such a wonderful post. having bicycle a decade back would make feel royal...the memories of bicycle riding will always linger and remain fresh intact in everybody's mind..
Thank U for sharing it...!!!!!
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Thanks HS for visiting this thread I'm happy that you liked it..

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vchelluri said: ↑

:rotfl:rotfl:rotfl:rotfl:rotfl:rotflEnjoyed a lot reading your adventures with bicycles. Reading your's I remembered my adventures on two-wheelers & four-wheelers which becomes an elaborate essay in writing and so I will come up with my experiences in a new post.
Thanks for sharing your lovely adventures which made me peep into mine.

Regards,
Latha.
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Thanks Latha Please do share your experiences. Looking forward to read them

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