Sometimes we take bikes and the sport of cycling (and ourselves) just a little too serious.  Thankfully there is a counter balance out there — worldly wisdom and contemporary humor intersect at the Bicycle Haiku website:

why write bike haiku?
perhaps your bike got stolen
at poetry class?

And just in case you forgot the simple rules of creating a Haiku …
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The answer is an emphatic “yes!” NOW is the time to buy or repair your bike.

And really, the reasoning is pretty simple and sound:

• Want repairs done quickly?  Just step to the front of the line at your local bike shop … they are available.
• Unlike in the Spring and Summer, retailers actually have the time to give you lots of personal attention.
• Many bicycle retailers offer discounts to help survive the “slow season”.
• New product lines will hit the market in the Spring … so the current inventory is about to enter the Everything Must Go! stage.
• Taking care of those pesky maintenance issues is a great motivator to get back on the bike.  Plus that means more time to ride when the weather turns the corner.
• Most riders have forgotten about their lonely bicycle(s).  After all, Bikes have feelings too.

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Bryan, the benevolent dictator of Renaissance Bicycles, has a new goal for the New Year — 5200 miles in 2010. Here’s the when, why, and how in his own words:

Like many people, my traditional New Year’s resolutions are like bad Christmas presents: well intentioned and quickly forgotten.  I would like to think that I am on a constant trajectory of personal improvement, but more realistically, I “grow” like a puppy … lots of awkward leaps and stumbles.  And without exception, I can never remember my original resolutions by the conclusion of the year.  This is usually not because I have attained that lofty goal, but because I have “accepted” it … and by “accepted” I mean “forgotten”.
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