The Doubler Cyclist

Cycle. The simplest mode of transport till date. Two wheels, A Bell, A Dynamo. Has its features that can make an 12 year old love it to the core.Every kid after his/her age 10 loves to ride a cycle. Cycle to there. Cycle Back. Cycle to Shop. Cycle back. Cycle to a Park. Cycle back and the cycles go on. And after 16 the core-love is tranferred to a Bike or a Scooter( as in a girl's case). But that' not what this post is about.

So, the cycle. I never had a big cycle till I was in 8th grade. When I was in Tirupur, I had this close friend. Dinesh Kumar. The best talking companion I've ever had. He was a Class-mate of mine and My mom was one of the teachers of that class. She handled Geography for us. From his prospective, she is not a Friend's Mom but a teacher. Four of my friends Vignesh, Selvendhar, Sri Ram and Dinesh used to come to my home and we'd do homeworks and study something. Not like a tuition or something but we can have company rather than spending lonely times at homes.

After pretending to be studying or writing homeworks, we'll play for sometime on the roads. We'll be shouting across the streets playing Skipping(we're carzy about that a period. I'll bring it to a post sometime), Lock and Key, Kabadi, Chase and Catch. Dinesh had a cycle then. We all will be fighting to get a ride in the cycle. I've never done a doubles in the cycle rides. When I get a chance to ride I'll cycle round the area covering my School, the clinic nearby and other places.

As I said, I don't know how to handle with a person sitting in the back. Once when I had my turn to ride the cycle I was near my schol where I met this friend D.M. Guhan and he needed a ride to go to someplace crossing my home. He asked for a lift and I said, "I don't ride doubles". He replied, " It's okay man. Just give it a try" and he hopped on. I was like "Oaahhhhh....whoaa...." and yet I drove good.This became the first Doubles I ever rode. Now I can ride the cycle with a person behind but I am too lazy to do so.

My friend Raja or as he calls himself Rocket Raja is my Cycle companion in my college. He usually comes from home in bus which drops him at the Bus-stand. From there he has to come to our college in an auto or by walk. If he walks it'll take him 45 minutes. My room, then, was near the bus stand and I had a cycle and he joined me and he always rides me with me behind.So, nowadays when I give someone a lift, I just get down; show the person the handle bar; let the person drive. It is so simple. It has many advantages.

I give him a lift.
I don't have to break a sweat.

But at times, I do ride doubles. But it's ruddy rare. If you get a chance, it's like you are getting a Kurinji Flower.

Guhan will be back.....!

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