Like Swati wrote Aasim turned nine yesterday but he had his party on Saturday. Playing the part of host does have some benefits…
A gorgeous lady to me “Aasim will soon look like your younger brother than your son”
Me “Thanks for complimenting me but it is Aasim’s party!”
She – starting to blush..
Me “In that case can I ask you for a date?”
She “Only if Swati also comes along”
Me “Damn! I would have never imagined you as that kinky”
Our present to Aasim was a near fullsize bicycle. It has an Aluminium alloy frame and 21 speed config. Since the seat height is easily adjustable I took it out for a spin yesterday morning for 10Km – could reach a speed of 40km/hr easily but the over all moving average was 23km/hr, guess I will be using it on weekend mornings for some time now 
Belated happy birthday to Aasim.
Our present to Aasim was a near fullsize bicycle.
Oh! those fancy “geared” bicycles. I always wanted one when I was in school. I had to settle for a “Hero Hawk”, the sports style bicycle with no gear. The one with the gears was Rs. 1000 more expensive and we could not afford it.
So did I, but during my time they were 100% imported from USA. I had a BSA slr
Not a great fan of gears …
I was a bicycle fanatic when I was a kid (well, imagine me as a kid – and imagine 2 months of summer inside the house). And it felt like a different world out there, with more people on two-wheels than four, with no traffic jams and enough hills & valleys to tire us (cycling, alone ?) out before dusk.
But somehow I’ve never been a great fan of geared bicycles. They tend to have more problems than the fixed speed versions, especially after the first few months of use & abuse. Somehow it was always the kids with the geared cycles that broke down half-way between home and somewhere else.
Re: Not a great fan of gears …
Telling that to a 9 year old once he has seen it is difficult – so despite *everyone* telling Aasim the same I decided to let him experience it first hand.