Since getting a bike life’s been grand - going places is quicker, doing the shopping is easier and it’s a hell of a lot of good fun. Oh and it’s also healthy and good exercise, something I need a lot more of.

So it was only a matter of time I had some troubles with the bike - and obviously that trouble had to be self inflicted. I went to see my mate on friday last week, and decided to leave my bike outside the train station overnight, something I’d done outside another station before and thought wasn’t an issue, especially in Japan where thieving isn’t really a worry. I think the fact that there was a big sign on the ground with a bike crossed out should have been a hint… :neutral:

So when I got there the next day and couldn’t find my bike, it only took me about 10 minutes to realise that I’d either been the victim of thieving (shock horror!) or more likely had it pounded. Luckily a friend of mine helped me out and after a few queries, I did find the bike, in a pound about 30mins from where I’d left it. The best bit? The pound was open, and all I had to do was walk in, unlock the bike and drive off. No fines, or hassles… apart from having to figure out where the bike was in the first place. That’ll teach me to know that big signs with bikes crossed off are likely to mean don’t park here.

That’s not all though, a day later I went to get my bike and cycle to work only to realise I’d lost the lock keys :sad: Which in this case taught me that when you get given a set of two keys for a lock, you should never keep them together because well you lose things don’t you. So after a day of frantically searching around for them I had to carry the bike for 30 mins to the shop to get the lock cut and a new one installed. And then I promptly separated the new keys…

PS: yes I am an idiot sometimes.

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written by Laurent