Dear Bluebell:

It's been a good year. I've really enjoyed your company. But we both knew when we started out together that this wasn't going to be a long-term thing. It's gone on longer than either of us really anticipated, partly because you're just so awesome.


But I need more from a bike. Suspension. Tougher rims. A lighter frame (not that you're fat--far from it! You're just--dense.)


Listen, I'm going to go out of town for a few weeks. I want you and I to see other people and bikes. If, when I get back, we want to have another go at us, that's cool. But I need to look at my options.


Thanks for being you. I still love you, no matter what happens.

PS--I'm gonna need that ring back.

Thanks.