For several months I knew the day would come when the inevitable could no longer be delayed: Part with the Exerpeutic Folding Magnetic Upright Bike with Pulse purchased from Amazon in April 2013; price before discounts was around $130. I still use the exercise bicycle—several times a week, at least, especially during the colder season.
Letting go was a process of reaching a moment of absolute need for additional space. Our daughter is staying with us, and I have been slowly moving out things stored in my now former home office, which has become her bedroom. The day arrived when the space occupied by the stationary bike was needed for other things.
We live in San Diego, Calif., where the outdoors is an extension of the indoor living space. Initially, we placed the bike outside our front door, which is where I still hoped to use it. But for reason that needn’t be explained, the plan proved to be unrealistic.
This afternoon, a neighbor carried the stationary bicycle over her shoulder, while I ran up to a van with an apparent husband and wife scavenging the alley. They were more than happy to take my beloved bike. For the record, this thing folded fairly compactly, and still there wasn’t spare space for it. Sometime in the near future I will more fully explain why.
The Featured Image shows off the exercise bicycle outside our front door not long before its final departure. I used Nikon Zf and NIKKOR Z 28-400mm f/4-8 VR lens to make the moment. Vitals: f/4, ISO 400, 1/250 sec, 28mm; 1:45 p.m. PDT. In NX Studio, I applied the graphite filter.