New stationary bike

Edited to add-

I do not expect the full amount unless a bored philanthropist comes across my GFM and says "A-HA! This is the one I will donate millions to!"






Picture it- A teal blue and black exercise bike with hot pink lettering.  Colors so bright, colors so gaudy that they remind one of the early times. Before the internet was mainstream, before smartphones, before high gas prices...

The 1990's.

This is the era when my old bike was born. I had aquired this brightly colored machine close to 10 years ago. The previous owner no longer had a need for this relic since they upgraded to a newer one. I promised I would give it a loving home so I loaded it up  and brought it to its new place. 

It didn't sit in a corner, lost and forgotten. It wasn't used as a clothes hanger! I put many miles on the odometer and even more after it stopped counting the distance. 

Listening to podcasts made the time and miles fly by. I'd listen to The Macron Show while peddling and would be surprised that 3 hours had gone by. My legs would be jelly, my sides hurt from laughing, but it was worth it.
Age had not been kind to my stationary friend. The first thing to go was the little digital screen. The screen, that with a touch of a button, showed miles per hour, estimated calories burned, and speed. Soon after, the resistance knob would turn but nothing happened. A pedal broke off, a cable snapped...the wheel no longer turned.

Rust in peace my old friend. It was a great run...ride while it lasted.