Since I moved back last year, I was lucky to meet a lot of people in the Eau Claire bike scene. I see them on the steps at Racy's, bikes propped up. I see them in the distance, a fast cadence flash between buildings. I watch their bikes evolve. I've actually started to really see people's bikes as extensions of themselves.
One evening I was studying on a couch at Racy's when one of my friends wandered through, I said hello, but said that I kind of felt like I already said "hi" a while ago because I'd seen his bike there when I first arrived. He totally knew what I meant. When I see the blue IRO, I don't see a bike, I see Zacher. When I see the black frame with the yellow deep Vs, I see Gehrke. When I see the understated silver frame with all the spoke cards, I see Smuhl. I've started to leave notes on their bikes sometimes as a kind of post-dated conversation since I feel like I saw them. That got me to thinking that it would be fun to leave something else. Something fun. I thought bike haiku would be perfect. I'd call it "baiku."
The thing I think is interesting about google is that after you come up with a cool idea, you can type it in and see if anyone else is doing it. And they usually are. For instance, Velomann. I guess it's been around for a while. I think I'll still do it though. I need a hobby.
Image borrowed from here.
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