The bike is in the hallway and something is wrong with it. Hallway Bike is for that one bicycle: the soft tire, the light that did not come on, and whether you ride it tomorrow.
The Flat You Feel is the tire under your hand. Light and Lock is the lamp and the lock you will actually use. Tomorrow's Ride is the check before you wheel it out.
Each page finishes one job on this bike. A pressure or a minute is an illustrative example unless you are reading it off your own tire.
The flat you can feel, the light, and tomorrow's ride.
light-and-lock
You rode home. The lock is not on the bike. You fumble the handlebar grips, pat your jacket pockets twice, and stare back down the dim apartment hallway toward the bike rack by the front entrance, heart jumping a little because that…
May 30, 2026
light-and-lock
You are locking up for twenty minutes. Both locks are on the bike. The building entrance glows just ten feet behind you, and the only other…
May 23, 2026
light-and-lock
The lock is stiff. Your hands are cold and the key is small. You’re hunched over the U-lock on your bike outside your apartment door, thick…
May 17, 2026
light-and-lock
You ride in the morning. The light is on the bike, not on the charger. You’re halfway out in the third floor hallway, Hallway Bike propped…
May 10, 2026
light-and-lock
The front light works. You have not checked the red one. You’re kneeling by your bike propped against the apartment hallway wall, keys still hooked on…
May 4, 2026
light-and-lock
It turns on. The beam hits the floor in front of the wheel. You twist the mount half an inch left to test its stability, and…
April 27, 2026
light-and-lock
The light is dead. The batteries in it look unused. You yank the plastic battery tab you thought you’d fully removed last week, twist the end…
April 21, 2026
light-and-lock
You pressed the button in the hall. The light stayed dark. You nudge the plastic switch plate with the toe of your sneaker, half expecting the…
April 14, 2026
the-flat-you-feel
This is the third patch. The tube is a map of repairs. You kneel on the scratchy hallway runner outside your apartment door, the faint smell…
April 8, 2026
the-flat-you-feel
You pumped it up. You have not waited to see if it holds. The cold cinder block wall of your apartment building digs slightly into your…
April 2, 2026
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