let’s see. among the things I’ve been doing is working on the bicycle situation. Something really rad that there is here are these free bike workshops. They work more or less like the ones at home do – bikes are donated and if go and fix one up you can borrow it. for as long as you’d like. these are in different places, the first one I went to is on Mondays at the Patio Maravillas. Anyhow, I went and was lucky to find a bike that appeared to need little work. Juan helped me fix it a little and I was to go to the bike shop and buy an abrazadera (clamp) for the seat post. Here’s the bike
la vieja
But, you see, Madrid does have hills. Also riding the bike made me feel a little like this. So, I went on Wednesday to SECO and got lucky again with the one below. A few brake adjustments, tires patched and ready to roll, just in time to lose my chain on the way to the bicicritica (critical mass) – which happens here on the last Thursday of the month. 1000+ people, including skateboards, rollerblades, rollerskate dancers, a unicycle, a five year old and fixed gear folks. We rode around and got standing applause from people in sidewalk cafes, were joined by neighborhood kids and ended up on these hills that overlook the city. pretty nice.
la nueva
