The heartache of divorcing your bike shop

[owlice]

TrekJeni, I'm so sorry.

I've been riding this year to get over heartache. It's hard. You'll get through it, and that you already have other bike shops who know and are welcoming... well, it's great that you have built-in support for you right there already. They understand it's hard.

You'll always be the "coolio biker" (as cc puts it!) you are, you know! Rebranded or not, you are the biker, not the streamers.

(((TJ)))

[Tri Girl]

{{{{TJ}}}}
My heart aches for you. As I read your post, I felt hour heart aching with each word you wrote. I'm so sorry for the loss of your relationships: your love and your shop. It will be very hard to move forward and find another, but you will. Take it one pedal stroke at a time. Baby steps. It will hurt for a long time, but you are strong and you will pull through. All my hugs and thoughts are with you.

[Biciclista]

I think you might have to replace those streamers. Get different colored ones.
I'm sorry for your loss. I wish I knew what to tell you, but I am guessing you understand more about it than you are sharing, as it should be.
There are more romantic guys out there.

take care and take it slow. Cycling is part of you, please don't give it up.

[KnottedYet]

There was so much I wanted to say when you first posted about this change, but I didn't even know where to start.

I still don't know where to start.

But I think Mimi has a good idea, changing the color of your streamers. The streamers are yours. No matter who gave them to you YOU are the one who adopted them. Choose new colors that mean something strong and new (and wise) to you and put them on all your bikes. It's a little symbol, but sometimes little symbols are very powerful.

[Mr. SR500]

So sorry. Try to keep your spirits high, and lean on your friends.

P.S. I've seen you at a couple cross races this Fall... just keep racing...

[OakLeaf]

((((((tj))))))

[Trek420]

(((tj)))) ride like the wind and let those streamers fly!!