At Andrés' repeated urging, I bought a road bike last week. All my previous bikes have been mountain bikes, so this one has taken some getting used to. It took a few rides before I was able to turn without feeling like those tiny tires were going to lose traction and I was going to fall in a tumbling heap of Dan parts.

What's more, this is a single speed fixed-gear bike, which presents its own set of novelties. The first time I took it out for a ride, I got up to speed and then reflexively stopped pedaling, expecting to coast. The bike politely informed me that it wanted me to keep pedaling, and I was nearly launched out of my seat.

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