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Remember how I was going the gym for a while? Yeah, well, not so much. Sometimes the gym is like that long-lost uncle you’ve met once or twice, but you can’t be bothered to drive to the next county to see. Meanwhile, I’m having a little trouble with that top button on my pants. Look, it happens to a lot of people. So, I’m trying to come up with solutions for exercising at work (bending down to pick up a stray paperclip doesn’t really count). I see women do it all the time, bringing their extra shoes and such, “Working Girl” style, creating excess amounts of static electricity in the building as they wear out the carpet, fast walking down the halls.
How come you never see men power walking at lunch time with the ladies? It just wouldn’t look right, would it? There’s something seedy about it. And besides, men are violently competitive. Power walking would turn into that strange olympic sport of walk running. Ridiculous. You can really win the gold for that? No threat of steroid witch hunts in THAT sport, I guess.
Anyway, my wife has come up with a solution that for some reason, I have not protested– the new Dahon Cadenza P8. Sure, it’s designed for being able to glide over potholes and other forms of rough terrain, but hey, you haven’t seen my office parking lot. It hasn’t been paved since The Jeffersons where in the prime time line-up. And with the way my co-workers drive, you better be prepared for anything– and this bike fits that bill. The Cadenza P8 is as close to handmade as you can get– it’s light aluminum frame is still sturdy enough to make you feel supported– it has stop-on-a-dime Shimano Disc brakes and patented Dahon technology that offers 50mm of adjustment for a riding position that’s perfection. Did I mention this bike folds up like an origami crane? You can’t even tell by the stealth look of this thing– but you can collapse it in like 10 seconds and cram it under your desk– shove it under your arm like the daily paper. Not quite, but you get what I mean. Or, do what I plan to do in the Spring– drive to the kiss and ride, drop off the car, take the train half way to work, and pedal the rest of the way. SIGH– I’m going to try, anyway.
