Tour de France hits Gimhae

Well...not really, but I am now the proud borrower of a beautiful yellow bike...fully equipped with a basket, a bell and a lock. Last week Friday, a few teachers and our director went out for dinner after work and I had mentioned that I would soon be in the market for a bike. I figured it would cut down on my bus usage (ie: bus fare) as well as travel time. My director offered to lend me his daughter's bike while she studies in Russia. I was apprehensive whether or not to accept...I know a few stories of people's bikes being stolen/lost and I'd hate to be responsible if my boss' daughter's bike fell into, or rather was snatched by the hands of an unknown person. On the other hand, accepting this generous offer would save me 70-100 bucks on buying a new bike so I decided to take it on the conditions that if it is stolen/lost I will replace it~ basket, bell and lock all new...

My ride to/from work is about 25 minutes and there's a decent path along the river...by river, I mean gross smelly stream that is drying out and littered with trash...well, it's not that bad, but it isn't a river by any definition I know. My friend who lives in the same area as my academy also has a bike and we have decided to start a bike club. Our goal now is to figure out our uniforms and we're thinking of denim jackets with dragons screen printed on the backs (I keed). Eventually, our plan is to give bike tours of Gimhae and once we make some money, we'll expand them all the way to Busan. The plan unfolded as we were huffing and puffing from my neighborhood out to hers and basicallywe were mocking our lack of biking abilities despite our constant efforts at the gym. It will come though, before you know it, we'll be mountain biking to the observatory. Until then unfortunately, my bum and legs can only handle the straight and level ride to and from school...