In the midst of all the hysteria regarding finals I found some time yesterday to get out and dick around on my bike with some of the crew.
It was just what I needed to remind me why we do this. It seems like we as a community have gotten lost in a sea of hype regarding products and what we can buy and the new this and the NOS that and somewhere in the midst of all this cool stuff we have forgotten what it's all for which is biking. Taking it out and tearing it up. I know that for me riding is what keeps me going. It helps me conquer whatever I'm dealing with, yesterday it was stress because of finals, but today it was just for fun.
I'm pretty sure this is the case for all of us who haven't turned our bikes into single-speeds. I'm just writing this for any of us who might have forgotten that it's not about a scene or achieving a look or having the coolest new or old shit. It's about the act of biking.