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Bikes: Twilight Zone

I left the athletic building and went to unlock my bike today. It’s a Mongoose mountain bike of some sort - not flashy enough to attract the attention of thieves, but certainly rugged enough to bike around town and traverse the occassional rock garden. Regardless, I did a double take when I went to unlock my trusty bike from the bike rack today.

There was an identical bike next to it. I mean, what the heck. Same color, size, same model, and same handlebars - I had had those handlebars put on specially because they were straight instead of the stock curved ones. You know, you think you are unique with your choice of bike and then, out of nowhere, somebody is rockin’ the identical set of wheels. Girls, think of how you feel when you show up to a formal dance in the exact same dress as someone else. You’d rather not be connected by association with some random hoodlum who picked up the same item as you. Yet, you can’t condescendingly criticize their choice since … you made the same one. At least you know you look better than they do.

So, Mr. (Ms.) St. Thomas Mongoose Rider, let’s paint our bikes different colors or … you buy a new one or something. Alternatively, if anyone ever targets my bike, there’s a good chance they’ll get the wrong one (yours). Ha! That said, I’ll just go on being a lemming today.

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Mykala

Clearly, the only solution is to put something unique on your bike, as to more easily identify it… say, pink streamers or something… just putting it out there…

Alexander Micek

Do you have any pink streamers? I'm game.

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