The trip and the bike
To get my hands on a bike I had purchased far from home I flew to Philadelphia and took a bus to Atlantic City, New Jersey. My bike’s previous owner picked me up at the bus station and took me to his home. He spent an hour or so familiarising me with his/my bike. It looked brand new.
On two bikes we rode west out of coastal New Jersey and through Philadelphia. We said goodbye just west of Philly. He hugged my bike, certain, I
