riding a bike: a photo essay

{pre-breakfast bike ride, hopes are high}

{dreams come crashing down -- this bike has brakes?} 

{I will not ride, I hate my bike}

{disillusionment}

{post pep talk, hope is restored} 

{temporary relapse into self-doubt}

{maybe I can do this...do you think I can?}

{I did it, I can't believe it!}

{I'd like to thank God and my family}

{I will now take over the cycling world}

{diabolic laugh, creepy smile}