Did I imagine....

[vernon]

That, my memory jogged, possibly falsely by @Pat "5mph" 's thread about her baby spending the night alone, there was once a thread on CycleChat that debated what could be considered the moment of birth of a bike and that there was someone who desperately needed to know that information so that she could do a Tarot card reading or cast a horoscope for her bike. I think that she was French and possibly mad.

I might be possibly mad and imagined the whole thing. I must check the provenance of the mushrooms that I've just eaten.

 

[stephec]

Mighty fine mushrooms!

 

[Pat "5mph"]

It is common knowledge that bikes are born after their chain gets mickled for the first time

 

[fossyant]

When the builder starts the brazing of the tubes and lugs.

Sorry carbon folks.....

 

[sackville d]

I`ve just rejigged my Basso with 11 speed DA and Ultegra bits and some new Hope / Open Pro wheels.

The bike was rebirthed yesterday evening as I just went up and down the street (not even around the block!)
checking how it ran.I think it was the moment some power (not much) went through the cranks

 

[vernon]

When the builder starts the brazing of the tubes and lugs.

Sorry carbon folks.....

In which case my Woodrup Chimera was born on 6th January 2012.

I wasn't present at its birth.

 

[stephec]

In which case my Woodrup Chimera was born on 6th January 2012.

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I wasn't present at its birth.

But what about at the conception?

 

[Globalti]

Funny you should mention it; my buddy received his crash replacement bike courtesy of his insurers on Tuesday. In reply to my text he wrote: "Delivered safely this afternoon weighing a healthy 7 kilos. Assembly and circumcision of steerer required."

So I went round on Thursday evening with the marvellous Park Tools cutting guide and a hacksaw and perfomed the ritual, and although I didn't know a rabbinic ceremonial song I did hear some Leonard Cohen playing on his iPod.