Today was my organic chemistry test. I don't know whether I did well, I just have this feeling of dread, that I didn't do as well as I could have...

Which makes me feel guilty for wanting anything right now but...I have become really obsessed with this bike thing. And it's not even just the bike anymore, it's the knowledge and the atmosphere in general--I went to bed thinking about it, and didn't fall asleep until 2:40 and then woke up at 6:25 without the alarm and laid in bed half-thinking, half-dreaming about it until I had to get up to go to class. It's so wierd, it's like a high school infatuation but just a thousand times more psychotic (though some of those hs infatuations were pretty damn psychotic already...)

But yeah, I think I have decided on the blue bike, (sorry guys, most of ya'll did pick the red one--except for jenn s. which sorta just proves all over again how we think exactly alike--but yeah, I can't get the Hoffman Rhythm out of my head)

But the one concrete detail that sealed the deal for me was that one of the reasons I was unsure about the Hoffman was that my old bike was easier to pedal than a lot of those other BMX bikes that are made for boys, and I wasn't sure how the Hoffman would ride. But yesterday, taking time out from when I should have been studying organic, I looked it up, and figured out the concept of the gear ratio.

Anyone interested? well I'm going to tell you anyway.

There are two gear thingys on the bike (yeah i'm going to give you the technical version) the big one is called the chain wheel and the little one (on the back wheel) is called the freewheel. The gear ratio is based on how many little teeth are on each of these gears, and it is: (# teeth on chainwheel/ # teeth on freewheel) x diameter of tires (which is 20" on most bmx bikes)

So anyways, whereas my stolen bike had a gear ratio of 39/16, the Hoffman is 39/14 which would be harder to pedal. But here's what decided me: Empire (the store I'm buying the bike from) says they will change the gear for free...so I'm going to get the Hoffman.

Ok yeah hopefully the last entry about bikes, I always hate it when people are all talking about their material wants on their blogs, but apparently I have fallen into that category lately. But it's fun to think about...is it normal to be so materialistic??