!Citizen Kane!

LO & Behold... this may not be the annual key-note by Steve Jobs... or the launch of tata nano!!

but i bought a bike... and i'm mighty pleased about it...

the Hercules WOW n my bike is called KANE... what with the red color n the fancy grafix :))

anyway... after much random thinking... and all those meetings with bicycle guys all over india.. i got fascinated... and decided to buy one of my own :)

i've owned it merely 30 hrs... and i already have a tale to tell.. (this is the mark of a good purchase.. i say!)

so.. last night.. we took delivery of the bike.. and then went out for dinner drinks.. n blah... got back by some 3 AM... n i didnt quite feel like sleeping... so i took off at 3 am... and went over to their place.. (which is a good 8kms away..) we watched some tv.. bummed arnd 4 a bit... n generally chilled... course.. more importantly they all thgt.. it was a dead-stupid idea.. to be on the road at 3 am... but sometimes.. you just gotta do those things i guess?

so yeah.. the 18 geared beast completed that journey in 30 odd mins FLAT :)

the simplistic joy of riding... of having something at yr disposal... n not having to worry abt how u will manouver it in traffic.. or will there be parking.. when you reach the destination.. is quite divine... not to mention the fringe benefits... like its eco-friendly... and that... it is good exercise :)

anyway.. we spent the night there.. woke up late... lazed around... saw a movie... and decided to come back in the evening.... again a leisurely ride on the bike :))

i saved about 180 bucks of cab fare on this round trip... i say the tgt is to break-even on the bike in the next 6 months..

i dunno if its abt re-visiting yr childhood... or being plain silly... or taking ones job too seriously.. (lolz) but i don't think i've felt this excited about anything i've bought in the last couple of yrs... n tht cant be a bad thing :)