You know what this made me think of?

Is anyone here old enough to remember when Steve Martin used to do the comedy albums - literally RECORD ALBUMS?

Anyway, one of his jokes on an album went something like this:

"I have written several books. When I wrote my book "The Apple Pie Hubbub" I started using VERBS. My novels really brightened up after that".

So, I say:

"The bike shop figured out my rear brakes were constantly on during my ride and unstuck them for me. My pace really brightened up after that".