Adrian’s Story

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Hi there. This is Stephen here with an intro to this piece. Back in Covid times, 2021, the bike space was as crazy as it will ever be. Some of the business was good, and a lot of it was, honestly, bad. One thing that cannot be argued, the stress and anxiety of it all left everything a blur. I can’t remember a lot of what happened in those 2-3 years. This story, I had forgotten about this one mostly. I remember there was this guy, Adrian, and he ordered a bike. I was running operations and didn’t talk to most customers at that point, Isaac was customer service and sales, so he did. Despite the chaos during his time at working here, Isaac did a great job taking care of people, and he built out a great bike spec for Adrian. Adrian had ordered this bike, and then because of the trickle down effects of Covid, it turned out that his funds for buying the bike had to be funneled on just staying afloat during that difficult era. So, Adrian got in touch to cancel the order. Once a build is underway, we do charge a restocking fee to cancel it, because we have to order all those parts on a per-bike basis. In Adrian’s case, it seemed like a good idea to waive that fee. But then Isaac said “what if we just give him the bike?”. I really don’t remember much from that moment, but in that moment I think it was strangely obvious to us that the right thing to do was to just give him the bike for free. So we did. Adrian was so awesome and grateful. He never hinted at getting the bike for free, and wasn’t trying to guilt us into giving him a bike. I think all of us, Adrian, Isaac, and myself were all equally surprised this whole thing was happening. We finished the build, we boxed it up, we shipped it, and then, more or less, the bike disappeared.

Now, I would be lying if I didn’t tell you that I wanted to hear what was next for Adrian, and for that bike. I wanted to hear about where Adrian took that bike, and how great it was, and what his friends thought of it. I would be lying if I didn’t want to experience more of the good vibes of giving a bike away in general. We didn’t hear more from Adrian and I didn’t get that gratification. I had to remind myself; a gift is a gift. You can’t rightfully attach strings and expectations to it. Covid and the years marched on, and this story did fade from my mind. From time to time something would remind me of that guy in California who had the Flaanimal. What was his name? I can’t remember. Why didn’t he write? I’ll never know.

And then… early this September, Adrian wrote! Opening the email and then the attached letter, it took me a moment to even realize who was writing and what I was reading. Then, suddenly, it all came rushing back. This was Adrian, Adrian! I was blown away that he had written, and that he wrote the note, and it took me a few re-reads to really absorb how awesome the story was that he had shared. I’ve had countless great conversations, and exchanged countless emails with Rodeo people over the years, but this singular note is probably the most meaningful Rodeo and human story we here have had the honor of being a part of.

I have mixed feelings about sharing this story, because some of this can be interpreted as tooting our own horns. But, I discussed sharing with Adrian, and he said that it was ok, and offered to also share some of the digital and film photography that he has created along the way. I think the fact that we didn’t plan or script this story is what leaves me feeling good about sharing it. It’s just something that happened, and it’s a positive story about a great person living their life, and how a simple bicycle has been woven into the story. Life is full of negative stories and news these days, and I struggle with the weight of it all. Adrian’s story is a ray of light in the middle of that for me. Adrian’s story reminds me that no matter how negative the narrative is on a wider level, good, even beautiful things can still happen on a human level.

I hope you enjoy this story, and it brings something positive into your day or night.

The following are the words from Adrian himself, in his email that he sent this September.


Hello, Rodeo Labs.ย 
I want to begin by thanking you once again for the bike. I still get lost for words over how toย  describe my gratitude. In the last three years, I have been using the Flaanimal in differentย  settings.

As I have mentioned in a past letter, I am a first-generation Mexican American. My parentsย  immigrated here from Mexico in the early eighties. My parents came here to find work and toย  give my brother and me a different set of opportunities from what they had growing up. Asย  many immigrants from Mexico do, my parents worked as field laborers for several years. Theyย  traveled to different parts of California to pick different produceโ€”the work was grueling, long,ย  and strenuous. Eventually, they found jobs where they worked inside warehouses. Workingย  inside a warehouse was a different kind of grueling work, but one that didnโ€™t expose them toย  the outside elements. When I was 19 years old, my dad passed away in a car accident. I wasย  very close to my dad, and he encouraged my love of bikes. I knew I had to honor my parents,ย  but I didnโ€™t know how to do that. I knew that school was one of my few options. My parentsย  were not wealthy, and they didnโ€™t have connections. They didnโ€™t know how to help me navigateย  through college or grad school. Yet, I set out to go to school, and it wasnโ€™t easy for me. I foundย  myself navigating through spaces that were not designed to help students who looked like me.ย  At times, the pressure to honor my parents would get to me. I didnโ€™t want to fail.ย 

The kind gesture of giving me a bike means so much to me. Again, Iโ€™m not sure if I canย  describe just how much. You gave me this tool to continue my passion for bikes. And, just as Iย  felt about my parents, I wanted to honor Rodeo Labs, but I didnโ€™t know how to do that. Iย  suppose the obvious answer is to simply ride my bike. Ride it and let it take me to newย  destinations and experiences. Thatโ€™s what I have been doing. I began to feel anxious andย  undeserving of this bike. Still, I couldnโ€™t stop those thoughts of insecurity and guilt flood myย  mind. Something I had to work through (and still am) is the thought I donโ€™t deserve this bike. Iย  feel that Iโ€™m not worthy of owning such a nice bike. At the same time, I felt that I needed toย  become a better cyclist so this bike wouldnโ€™t go to waste. Itโ€™s difficult for me not to considerย  that someone else needed this bike more than I do. Maybe, someone is out there who wouldย  be doing cooler and better things with this bike. Maybe, Iโ€™m just more prone to feeling this kindย  of guilt and insecurity because thereโ€™s still a part of me that feels Iโ€™m failing my parents. Deepย  down, I know that Iโ€™m not. My mom is proud of what Iโ€™ve accomplished. Mostly, I get bummedย  out when I think of my dad. What would he think? Would he be proud? Would he ride bikesย  with me? I imagine he would ride bikes with me and would have been amazed by everyone atย  Rodeo Labs and the Flaanimal.

Why am I thinking and feeling this way? I always knew that cycling was important to me. I justย  never really grasped the magnitude to which cycling had a hold on me. As I mentioned in aย  previous letter, my bike was stolen. I was making attempts to convince myself that it wasnโ€™tย  that big of a deal. After all, the bike was a material possession. To my surprise, getting my bikeย  stolen put me in a state of grief, anxiety, and contemplation. I lost this tool that got me aroundย  town. It provided me some relief from the pandemic and the stresses of grad school. It helpedย  me get out to places I wouldnโ€™t normally go in a car

I had just graduated with my Master’sย  degree the year before getting my bike stolen, and I was barely a year into teaching as a part time adjunct professor. If it wasn’t for my insurance paying me out for my stolen bike, thereย  was no way I would be able to afford a new bike. Steady work doesnโ€™t exist for the part-timeย  adjunct professor. Because enrollment was down due to the pandemic, I wasnโ€™t securedย  classes for the spring semester. This meant that I had to burn through my savings into theย  summer in the hopes that I would make it into the fall. So, it turned out that I wouldnโ€™t be ableย  to afford the Flaanimal I started to build. I wasnโ€™t too sure if Iโ€™d ever ride again. I once againย  entered a state of anxiety. Not too long after I canceled my build, I got a call from Isaac tellingย  me that I would get the Flaanimal free of cost. I would also get my money back for my depositย and the bibs and jersey I purchased. Even as I type this out, I still canโ€™t believe it. Why me?ย  What did I do? Iโ€™m not sure if this answers why I feel guilty or insecure, but I do think it shedsย  some light on how meaningful this is for me.ย 

Itโ€™s safe to say that Iโ€™m pretty good at failing. I failed plenty of college courses, and I nearlyย  dropped out of community college, my undergrad program, and grad school. Given myย  background, statistically, I shouldnโ€™t have made it past community college. When I talk aboutย  failures and struggles in education to people at work or my students, I tell them that I didnโ€™tย  really know why I kept trying after several setbacks. I kept going because I couldnโ€™t let myย  parents down. They were my true motivation. Even now, I feel like Iโ€™ve infiltrated a space whereย  I donโ€™t belong. However, with cycling, I have never felt there was a sense of failure even withย  cycling being synonymous with competition. Whether itโ€™s the races, gear, or what you canย  conquer, it seems that itโ€™s easy to lose yourself in competition. However, cycling doesnโ€™t haveย  to be competitive. I ride my bike because I like to have fun. The only way I can imagine I wouldย  fail at cycling would be the moment I stop having fun. I donโ€™t have a competitive spirit when itย  comes to riding my bike. This means that there is nothing to lose. I simply go out and try toย  experience something new every time I ride.ย 

Since getting my bike stolen, Iโ€™ve been trying to make sense of what bikes mean to me. I likeย  the idea of the bike as a tool that simply gets you from Point A to Point B. It could be used as aย  commuter to get you to and from work. It can be used to put you in places that are new andย  exciting. Last year, I purchased a film camera (an old Nikon F2). I didnโ€™t want to deal with digitalย  or batteries. Itโ€™s not the lightest or smallest camera, but I have been enjoying bringing it withย  me on my bike (I use a hip bag to carry it with me). I like the idea of taking pictures of theย  Flaanimal in nature. As beautiful as the landscapes are, I like to juxtapose these scenes ofย  nature with something mechanical. It helps remind me that Iโ€™m not the first nor the last. Yet, itโ€™sย  a tool designed by people to create something good. Whether that means getting yourย  groceries, grabbing a beer with friends, or simply riding out to get lost in the trails.ย 

After getting the Flaanimal, I have been working towards my career as a professor. Since then, Iย  was hired as a full-time lecturer at UCSD. I still teach part-time at SDSU as a way to help outย  my wife through her grad program. Because of the extra work, I donโ€™t really have time to rideย  bikes for leisure like I used to when I was younger. There have been weeks where I havenโ€™tย  been able to ride the long distances that I love. My relationship to my bike was much more of aย  utility for commuting. Lately, I have been making more time to go on longer rides. My wife and Iย  went to Catalina Island and bikepacked for two nights. It was a wonderful experience thatย  brought us together. I was happy to spend the time with my wife and to ride my bike.

I hope this letter helps shed some light on whatโ€™s been going on with my life these last threeย  years. Please, donโ€™t take my radio silence as ungratefulness. I was just having a good timeย  honoring everyone at Rodeo Labs by riding my bike.ย 

Take care, Adrian

Thank you so much for taking the time to send this letter Adrian. Thank you for sharing your incredible story. Thank you for giving this bike the best story it could ever be a part of, and for making it a part of your own. It’s an honor that you’re a part of this extended community.

Adrian’s Story en Espaรฑol

Hola. Aquรญ Stephen con una introducciรณn a esta pieza. En la รฉpoca de Covid, 2021, el espacio de las bicicletas era mรกs loco que nunca. Parte del negocio era bueno y, sinceramente, gran parte era malo. Una cosa que no se puede discutir es que el estrรฉs y la ansiedad de todo esto dejaron todo confuso. No recuerdo mucho de lo que pasรณ en esos 2 o 3 aรฑos. Esta historia, me habรญa olvidado de esta en su mayor parte. Recuerdo que habรญa un tipo, Adrian, que pidiรณ una bicicleta. Yo estaba dirigiendo las operaciones y no hablaba con la mayorรญa de los clientes en ese momento, Isaac era servicio al cliente y ventas, y asรญ lo hizo. A pesar del caos durante su tiempo trabajando aquรญ, Isaac hizo un gran trabajo cuidando a la gente y desarrollรณ una gran especificaciรณn de bicicleta para Adrian. Adrian habรญa pedido esta bicicleta y luego, debido a los efectos de Covid, resultรณ que sus fondos para comprar la bicicleta tenรญan que canalizarse simplemente para mantenerse a flote durante esa era difรญcil. Entonces, Adrian se puso en contacto para cancelar el pedido. Una vez que la construcciรณn estรก en marcha, cobramos una tarifa de reposiciรณn para cancelarla, porque tenemos que pedir todas esas piezas por bicicleta. En el caso de Adrian, parecรญa una buena idea renunciar a esa tarifa. Pero entonces Isaac dijo โ€œยฟy si le damos la bicicleta?โ€. Realmente no recuerdo mucho de ese momento, pero en ese momento creo que para nosotros era extraรฑamente obvio que lo correcto era darle la bicicleta gratis. Asรญ lo hicimos. Adrian fue tan increรญble y agradecido. Nunca insinuรณ que recibirรญa la bicicleta gratis y no intentaba hacernos sentir culpables para que le diรฉramos una bicicleta. Creo que todos nosotros, Adrian, Isaac y yo estรกbamos igualmente sorprendidos de que todo esto estuviera sucediendo. Terminamos la construcciรณn, la empaquetamos, la enviamos y luego, mรกs o menos, la bicicleta desapareciรณ. 

Ahora, estarรญa mintiendo si no les dijera que querรญa saber quรฉ sigue para Adrian y para esa bicicleta. Querรญa saber dรณnde llevรณ Adrian esa bicicleta, quรฉ tan genial era y quรฉ pensaban sus amigos de ella. Mentirรญa si no quisiera vivir mรกs el buen rollo de regalar una bicicleta en general. No supimos mรกs de Adrian y no obtuve esa gratificaciรณn. Tuve que recordarme a mรญ mismo; un regalo es un regalo. No se le pueden poner condiciones ni expectativas legรญtimas. Covid y los aรฑos avanzaron y esta historia se desvaneciรณ de mi mente. De vez en cuando algo me recordaba a aquel tipo de California que tenรญa el Flaanimal. ยฟCuรกl era su nombre? No lo recuerdo. ยฟPor quรฉ no escribiรณ? Nunca lo sabrรฉ.

Y luegoโ€ฆ ยกa principios de septiembre, escribiรณ Adrian! Al abrir el correo electrรณnico y luego la carta adjunta, me tomรณ un momento darme cuenta de quiรฉn estaba escribiendo y quรฉ estaba leyendo. Entonces, de repente, todo volviรณ rรกpidamente. ยกEste era Adriรกn, Adriรกn! Me quedรฉ impresionado de que รฉl hubiera escrito y de que hubiera escrito la nota, y me tomรณ algunas relecturas para asimilar realmente lo asombrosa que era la historia que habรญa compartido. He tenido innumerables conversaciones maravillosas e intercambiado innumerables correos electrรณnicos con gente de Rodeo a lo largo de los aรฑos, pero esta nota singular es probablemente la historia humana y de Rodeo mรกs significativa de la que aquรญ hemos tenido el honor de ser parte. Tengo sentimientos encontrados al compartir esta historia, porque algo de esto puede interpretarse como un alarde de nuestras propias bocinas. Pero hablรฉ de compartir con Adrian y รฉl dijo que estaba bien y se ofreciรณ a compartir tambiรฉn algunas de las fotografรญas digitales y cinematogrรกficas que habรญa creado a lo largo del camino. Creo que el hecho de que no planificamos ni guionamos esta historia es lo que me hace sentir bien al compartirla. Es simplemente algo que sucediรณ y es una historia positiva sobre una gran persona que vive su vida y cรณmo una simple bicicleta se ha entretejido en la historia. La vida estรก llena de historias y noticias negativas estos dรญas y lucho con el peso de todo ello. La historia de Adrian es un rayo de luz en medio de todo eso para mรญ. La historia de Adrian me recuerda que no importa cuรกn negativa sea la narrativa en un nivel mรกs amplio, todavรญa pueden suceder cosas buenas e incluso hermosas a nivel humano. 

Espero que disfrutes esta historia y que aporte algo positivo a tu dรญa o a tu noche. 

Las siguientes son las palabras del propio Adriรกn, en su correo electrรณnico que enviรณ en septiembre de este aรฑo. 

Hola, Rodeo Labs. 

Quiero empezar agradeciรฉndote una vez mรกs por la bicicleta. Todavรญa me quedo sin palabras sobre cรณmo describir mi gratitud. En los รบltimos tres aรฑos, he estado usando Flaanimal (la bicicleta) en diferentes entornos.

Como mencionรฉ en una carta anterior, soy un mexicano-estadounidense de primera generaciรณn. Mis padres emigraron aquรญ desde Mรฉxico a principios de los aรฑos ochenta. Mis padres vinieron aquรญ para buscar trabajo y darnos a mi hermano y a mรญ un conjunto de oportunidades diferentes a las que tuvieron cuando eran niรฑos. Como hacen muchos inmigrantes de Mรฉxico, mis padres trabajaron como jornaleros en el campo durante varios aรฑos. Viajaron a diferentes partes de California para trabajar en la pisca; el trabajo fue agotador, largo y extenuante. Con el tiempo, encontraron trabajos en los que trabajaban dentro de los almacenes. Trabajar dentro de un almacรฉn era un tipo diferente de trabajo agotador, pero que no los exponรญa a los elementos externos. Cuando tenรญa 19 aรฑos, mi papรก falleciรณ en un accidente automovilรญstico. Yo era muy cercano a mi papรก y รฉl fomentรณ mi amor por las bicicletas. Sabรญa que tenรญa que honrar a mis padres, pero no sabรญa cรณmo hacerlo. Sabรญa que la escuela era una de mis pocas opciones. Mis padres no eran ricos y no tenรญan conexiones. No sabรญan cรณmo ayudarme a transitar la universidad o la escuela de posgrado. Sin embargo, me propuse ir a la escuela y no fue fรกcil para mรญ. Me encontrรฉ navegando por espacios que no estaban diseรฑados para ayudar a estudiantes que se parecรญan a mรญ. A veces, la presiรณn de honrar a mis padres me afectaba. No querรญa fallar. 

El amable gesto de regalarme una bicicleta significa mucho para mรญ. Nuevamente, no estoy seguro de poder describir cuรกnto. Me diste esta herramienta para continuar con mi pasiรณn por las bicicletas. Y, tal como sentรญa por mis padres, querรญa honrar a Rodeo Labs, pero no sabรญa cรณmo hacerlo. Supongo que la respuesta obvia es simplemente 

andar en bicicleta. Mรณntalo y deja que me lleve a nuevos destinos y experiencias. Eso es lo que he estado haciendo. Comencรฉ a sentirme ansioso y no merecรญa esta bicicleta. Aรบn asรญ, no pude evitar que esos pensamientos de inseguridad y culpa inundaran mi mente. Algo en lo que tuve que trabajar (y todavรญa lo hago) es en la idea de que no merezco esta bicicleta. Siento que no soy digno de tener una bicicleta tan bonita. Al mismo tiempo, sentรญ que necesitaba convertirme en un mejor ciclista para que esta bicicleta no se desperdiciara. Es difรญcil para mรญ no considerar que alguien mรกs necesitaba esta bicicleta mรกs que yo. Tal vez haya alguien por ahรญ que harรญa cosas mejores y mรกs geniales con esta bicicleta. Tal vez simplemente soy mรกs propenso a sentir este tipo de culpa e inseguridad porque todavรญa hay una parte de mรญ que siente que les estoy fallando a mis padres. En el fondo sรฉ que no lo soy. Mi mamรก estรก orgullosa de lo que he logrado. Sobre todo, me desanima cuando pienso en mi papรก. ยฟQuรฉ pensarรญa? ยฟEstarรญa orgulloso? ยฟIrรญa en bicicleta conmigo? Me imagino que andarรญa en bicicleta conmigo y se habrรญa sorprendido con todos en Rodeo Labs y la bicicleta Flaanimal. 

ยฟPor quรฉ pienso y siento de esta manera? Siempre supe que el ciclismo era importante para mรญ. Nunca entendรญ realmente la magnitud con la que el ciclismo me dominaba. Como mencionรฉ en una carta anterior, me robaron la bicicleta. Estaba intentando convencerme a mรญ mismo de que no era gran cosa. Despuรฉs de todo, la bicicleta era una posesiรณn material. Para mi sorpresa, que me robaran la bicicleta me puso en un estado de pena, ansiedad y contemplaciรณn. Perdรญ esta herramienta que me llevaba por la ciudad. Me brindรณ cierto alivio de la pandemia y del estrรฉs de la escuela de posgrado. Me ayudรณ a llegar a lugares a los que normalmente no irรญa en coche.

Me acababa de graduar de mi maestrรญa el aรฑo anterior a que me robaran la bicicleta y apenas llevaba un aรฑo enseรฑando como profesor adjunto a tiempo parcial. Si no fuera porque mi seguro me pagรณ por mi bicicleta robada, no habrรญa manera de que pudiera permitirme una bicicleta nueva. El trabajo fijo no existe para el profesor adjunto a tiempo parcial. Debido a que la inscripciรณn disminuyรณ debido a la pandemia, no pude asegurar clases para el semestre de primavera. Esto significรณ que tuve que gastar mis ahorros durante el verano con la esperanza de llegar al otoรฑo. Entonces resultรณ que no podrรญa permitirme el Flaanimal que comencรฉ a construir. No estaba muy seguro de si alguna vez volverรญa a montar. Una vez mรกs entrรฉ en un estado de ansiedad. No mucho despuรฉs de cancelar mi construcciรณn, recibรญ una llamada de Isaac diciรฉndome que obtendrรญa el Flaanimal sin costo alguno. Tambiรฉn me devolverรญan el dinero de mi depรณsito y los dorsales y la camiseta que comprรฉ. Incluso mientras escribo esto, todavรญa no puedo creerlo. ยฟPor quรฉ yo? ยฟQuรฉ hice? No estoy seguro de si esto responde a por quรฉ me siento culpable o inseguro, pero sรญ creo que arroja algo de luz sobre lo significativo que es esto para mรญ.ย 

Es seguro decir que soy bastante bueno fallando. Reprobรฉ muchos cursos universitarios y casi abandonรฉ el colegio comunitario, mi programa de pregrado y mi escuela de posgrado. Teniendo en cuenta mis antecedentes, estadรญsticamente no deberรญa haber pasado del colegio comunitario. Cuando hablo de fracasos y luchas en la educaciรณn con personas en el trabajo o con mis alumnos, les digo que realmente no sabรญa por quรฉ seguรญ intentรกndolo despuรฉs de varios reveses. Seguรญ adelante porque no podรญa decepcionar a mis padres. Ellos fueron mi verdadera motivaciรณn. Incluso ahora siento que me he infiltrado en un espacio al que no pertenezco. Sin embargo, con el ciclismo nunca he sentido una sensaciรณn de fracaso, incluso cuando el ciclismo es sinรณnimo de competiciรณn. Ya sean las carreras, el equipo o lo que puedes conquistar, parece que es fรกcil perderse en la competencia. Sin embargo, el ciclismo no tiene por quรฉ ser competitivo. Monto en bicicleta porque me gusta divertirme. La รบnica forma en que puedo imaginar que fracasarรญa en el ciclismo serรญa en el momento en que deje de divertirme. No tengo espรญritu competitivo a la hora de andar en bicicleta. Esto significa que no hay nada que perder. Simplemente salgo y trato de experimentar algo nuevo cada vez que monto. 

Desde que me robaron la bicicleta, he estado tratando de entender lo que significan las bicicletas para mรญ. Me gusta la idea de la bicicleta como una herramienta que simplemente te lleva del punto A al punto B. Podrรญa usarse como medio de transporte

para ir y volver del trabajo. Puede usarse para ubicarlo en lugares nuevos y emocionantes. El aรฑo pasado comprรฉ una cรกmara de cine (una vieja Nikon F2). No querรญa lidiar con lo digital ni con baterรญas. No es la cรกmara mรกs liviana ni la mรกs pequeรฑa, pero disfruto llevรกndola conmigo en mi bicicleta (uso una riรฑonera para llevarla conmigo). Me gusta la idea de tomar fotografรญas del Flaanimal en la naturaleza. Por mรกs hermosos que sean los paisajes, me gusta yuxtaponer estas escenas de la naturaleza con algo mecรกnico. Me ayuda a recordar que no soy el primero ni el รบltimo. Sin embargo, es una herramienta diseรฑada por personas para crear algo bueno. Ya sea que eso signifique hacer la compra, tomar una cerveza con amigos o simplemente salir a perderse por los senderos. 

Despuรฉs de obtener el Flaanimal, he estado trabajando en mi carrera como profesor. Desde entonces, fui contratado como profesor de tiempo completo en la UCSD. Todavรญa doy clases a tiempo parcial en SDSU como una forma de ayudar a mi esposa durante su programa de posgrado. Debido al trabajo extra, realmente no tengo tiempo para andar en bicicleta por placer como solรญa hacerlo cuando era mรกs joven. Ha habido semanas en las que no he podido recorrer las largas distancias que amo. Mi relaciรณn con mi bicicleta era mucho mรกs รบtil para desplazarme. รšltimamente he dedicado mรกs tiempo a realizar recorridos mรกs largos. Mi esposa y yo fuimos a la Isla Catalina y viajamos en bicicleta por dos noches. Fue una experiencia maravillosa que nos uniรณ. Estaba feliz de pasar tiempo con mi esposa y andar en bicicleta. 

Espero que esta carta ayude a arrojar algo de luz sobre lo que ha estado pasando en mi vida estos รบltimos tres aรฑos. Por favor, no tomรฉis mi silencio de radio como una ingratitud. Me estaba divirtiendo honrando a todos en Rodeo Labs andando en bicicleta. 

Cuรญdate, Adriรกn 

Muchas gracias por tomarse el tiempo de enviar esta carta, Adrian. Gracias por compartir tu increรญble historia. Gracias por darle a esta bicicleta la mejor historia de la que podrรญa ser parte y por hacerla parte de la tuya. Es un honor que seas parte de esta comunidad extendida.

6 responses to “Adrian’s Story”

  1. nic Avatar
    nic

    Incredible stuff here. Chapeau, Adrian.

  2. andy wanner Avatar
    andy wanner

    Thnx for sharing this Stephen. Thanks Adrian For who you Are !
    Beautiful story! Made my week! And This week def needed some !
    Andy W

    1. Joe Clement Avatar
      Joe Clement

      That’s about awesome!

  3. Linda Brock Avatar
    Linda Brock

    I teared up. Thanks for sharing this story. ๐Ÿฉท

  4. Daniel Jaber Avatar
    Daniel Jaber

    Outstanding story, thanks for sharing! We all need a ray of hope and this one stuck that chord. Good luck Adrian and keep turning over the cranks and enjoying those open spaces.

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    A.Rubio

    This is a heart warming story of kindness to a great person. The pictures and adventures are amazing and I hope to see where else this machine takes Adrian in the future. Love you dude.

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