Pa r ke dBi ke s Out s i deofS t e wa r t Bi c yc l e sa r eama j orp a r tofl i f ehe r ea r ePur due .The ya r ea ta ny l a r gec ol l e gec a mp usbe c a us et he yj us tma ket r a v e lmuc he a s i e ra nd f a s t e r .The r ei snotp l a c eonc a mp ushe r ea tPur duet ha tyouc a ngo wi t houts e e i ngp e op l er i ddi ngt hi e rbi ke sora tl e a s tp a r ke dbi ke s out s i deofbui l i ngs .The r ea r ebi ke se v e r yki ndhe ra tPur due .The r e a r ec l a s s i cbi ke sf ort hemor ea r t s yt yp e .The nt he r ea r et hebi ke s f ort hema j ora t hl e t e .The r ea r ebi ke si ne v e r ydi f f e r e ntc ol ora nd e v e r yc a nf i ndt he i rr i ghtma t c h.I ti sp a r tofp e op l e ’ sp e r s ona l i t y he r ea tPur due .
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S e c ur i t yi snumbe ronef orabi keowne ra ndt ha ti swhys omep e op l e got ot hegr e a tl e ngt hofr e mov i ngt he i rbi c yc l es e a t .S omep e op l ee v e n r e mov et he i rwhe e le v e r yt i met he yp a r ki t .Pe op l ehe r er e a l l yl i ket hi e r bi ke sa nddonotwa nta nyonet os t e a li t .Forusc ol l e ges t ude nt sha v i ng yourbi kes t ol e ni sl i keha v i ngyourc a rs t ol e n.I ti souronl yme a nsof t r a ns p or t a t i onot he rt ha nwa l ki ng,a nda f t e rawhi l et ha tc a nge tr e a l ol dr e a lf a s t .Al t houghIdonott hi nkic oul dbebot he r e dwi t ht a ki ng mybi kes e a tof fe v e r yt i me ,Idoubtt he i rbi keha sbe e ns t ol e n.
Bi c yc l eS i gnsby He a v l on Wi t hbi ke sbe i ngs op r omi ne nthe r ea tPur duei ti se s s e nt i a lt ha t bi kel a ne sor“ donotwa l k”l a ne sa r e .Thi si swhyt he ya r es owe l l ma r ke dwi t hbr i ghtc ol or sa ndbi gde s c r i p t i v ep i c t ur e s .Al s oon t opoft ha tt he r ea r ewr i t t e ns i gnst obe t t e re x p l a i nwha ti sgoi ng on.Youwoul dbes ur p r i s e dbyhowma nyp e op l es t i l lge thi tor hi tot he rbe c a us et he ydon’ tl ooka tt hes i gns .The r ea r ede s i gna t e dp l a c e sf orwa l ksa ndbi ke r st oa v oi dt hi ngsl i kea c c i de nt s butp e op l es t i lge thur tonawe kl yba s i s .
Bi kePa t hI nf r ontofWe t he r i l l Bi kep a t hsa r ec r uc i l ehe r ea tPur duea ndt ha ti t swhyt he yr un e v e r ywhe r ea mongc a mp us .I ti sa wa yt oke e pp e op l eonf oot a ndp e op l ebi ke ss a f ef r om he a donc ol l i s i on.I tha sbe e ns a i dby ma nybi ker i de r st ha tt he ywi l lp a ya t t e nt i ona ndnothi tyoui f youa r ej us twa l ki nga ndmi ndi ngyourownbui s i ne s s ,buti fyou s t e pi nt ot hebi kel a neyoua r eonyourown.The ywontt hi nk t wi c eoft he yr unyouov e r .Tha ti swhyt ha ya r ewe l lma r ke df or bot ht hebi ker i de r sa np e de s t r i a ns .
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Ev e r yonei sa l wa yss op r e oc c up i e dbyl oc ki ngupt hi e rbi ke s . Pe op l es p e ndal otofmone yonbuyi ngt hebe s tbi kel oc kt he y c a nge tt he i rha ndson.Thi si sbe c a us ei fyoudon’ tyour i c k ha v i ngyourbi kebe i ngs t ol e nort hee v e rc l a s s i c ,ha v i ngyour bi kep uti nt oat r e e .Whydop e op l edot hi s ?Iha v enotac l ue . S omep e op l egot os uc hgr e a tl e ngt hst os t e e lbi ke st ha tt hebi ke ownsha v et ogot oe v e rf ur t he rl e ngt hst oke e pt he i rbi ke ss a f e .
Bi keRi de rI nf r ontofHe a v l on The r ea r ep e op l ea l lov e rc a mp usr i ddi ngont he i rbi ke s .No,t he y a r enota l ls ui t e dupi nt he i rbi kes hor ta nds up e re x p e ns i v ebi c yc l e , butnont hel e s st ha ya r er i de r si nt hi e rownr i ght .Idonotknow howt he ydoi t .Ri di nga r ounda l lda yt r yi ngt ododgep e op l eon f oot ,be c a us et he yne v e rp a ya t t e nt i on,a l lwhi l ec a r r i ngt he i re x t r e ml yhe a v ybookba gont hi e rba c ks .Pe op l eonbi ke sga taba d na meofr unni ngi nt op e op l e ,buti si tr e a l l yt he i rf a ul tt ha tp e op l e wa l ki nf r ontoft he m?
Ra i nPr ot e c t i on
The r ea r ea l wa ysp e op l er i di nga r oundwi t ht he s eba gswr a p p e d a r oundt he i rbi c yc l es e a ta ndi tt ookmef or e v e rt ounde r s t a nd wha tt he ywe r edoi ng.The ywoul da l wa ysp utt he m ont he i r s e a t swhe ni twa sr a i nni ng.The ni thi tme .I ti sa wa yt op r ot e c t t he i rs e a ta ndt hebut t sf r om t her a i n.Pe op l ec ov e rt he i rs e a t s wi t hwha t e v e rt he yha v e .Whe t he ri tbeaPur dueba gl i ket hi s oneoraba gf r om Wa l ma r t .Thi si sa not he re x a mp l eofwha tl i ke wi t habi kei sl i ke .
Bi ke sOut s i deWe t he r i l l
The r ea r ebi ke sp a r ke de v e r ywhe r ehe r ea tPur duea ndi ti sa c r uc i l ep a r tofl i f ehe r ea tPur due .S oma nyp e op l er i debi ke s t oge ta r oundc a mp usa ndt ha tme a nst he ya l lne e dap l a c et o p a r ki t .Pur duei sal a r gec a mp usa ndf orma nyp e op l et heonl y wa yf ort he mt oge e tf r om p oi ntAt op oi ntBi nas hor t p e r i odoft i mebybi c yc l e .Tha ti swhyt hi si snott heonl y p l a c et op a r kyourbi keonc a mp us .The ya r ee v e r ywhe r e .