My Three Friends - February 24th

I never did take the opportunity to introduce you to my three best friends. They are front wheel, back wheel and chain. Without them I would not be where I am today. We are very close. Each has a different personality. Take front wheel, I somehow feel the closest to him. He tends to be a bit fickle. Never able to make up his mind he keeps turning this way and that. But he is prepared to strike out ahead of the others and he lets me know how he feels. Just the other day outside Cambrai, he kept clicking at me until I removed a sharp stone from his tyre. That was close, we look after each other me qnd front wheel.

Now chain, she keeps chattering away and has her ups and downs. She tends to be flexible and in someways is the driving force behind the whole team. She likes to be kept clean with just a bit of oil now and again. Low maintence, that's chain.

Perhaps the most neglected one is back wheel. He's stoical, the strong quiet type, bearing a heavy load without any complaint. Sometimes I think that I should pay him a bit more attention but is someways he's difficult to reach

So that's my three best friends. I hope that we will all come through this together.