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Busy New York & Benefits of a City Bike

By Rob Sutter


I'm the kind of person who has an affinity for nerdy things, more specifically from the 80's. These are things which I hold close to my heart since they define a good part of my childhood. I've also seen that a good number of these things can be tied back to New York because that's the place where they seem to be set in. As much as I love them, though, I can imagine being as frightened as anyone else while riding upon my city bike.

It's certainly an experience to be had when you dream you're cruising on your city bike, minding your own business, when things start to become crazy. I recall looking up and gazing in astonishment as a man clothed in a red and blue suit swung from one building to another without fail. Spider-Man seemed to be on the run with missiles directed at him from a source I couldn't make out. I was caught in the middle of that event in my dream and no bicycle endorsed by authorities, Linus Bike included, could have helped that. Dreams are, to put it quite simply, weird.

That dream got me to thinking, "what other New York figures could cause such commotion in my sleep?" Well, I could imagine the Ghostbusters being part of that cavalcade as well in the bustling city known as New York. For instance, their big battle against the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man is one that coated practically the entire city with gooey marshmallow. Falling into an event like that would most certainly leave me, and my bike, in need of a cleanup.

For those of you who have been heavy into cartoons as children during the late 80's and perhaps even beyond, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were on your radar. Even though they are still famed, I think that my love for them as a boy transitioned. What happened if they found themselves in the real-life environment of New York? If it came down to me wanting an autograph while the Turtles were combating the Foot Clan, I think I'd be riding in the other way as quickly as possible.

I don't think I can make the claim that my dreams are normal since I think anything else would be more rooted in reality than the images I conjure in my sleep. However, do many of us actually have slumbers with images that make sense? My childhood is full of cartoons and those images seem to come through when I am resting. If I found myself stuck in the city during those times, I can only hope that my reliable city bike can see me through them.




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