And the bike was happy.....

Once upon a time there was a little boy that got a GREAT bike for his 6th birthday. [Seriously, folks, this was no Walmart special]

The little boy loved his bike and admired his bike...from a safe distance.

And the bike was happy.

A year passed and the bike, feeling sad and taking up needed space in the garage, moved to the attic where he could watch the boy from above. He loved the boy, so he would wait.

And the bike was happy.

Two more years passed. The bike had a nice life in the attic. There was extreme heat and extreme cold...but he was an "extreme" kind of vehicle. He had watched the boy grow and was now watching another little boy that reminded him very much of his blonde owner.

And the bike was happy.

A month and a half away from the boy's 9th birthday, the boys parents cleaned out the attic. The boy, being reminded that the bike was in the attic, wanted the bike to come down.

And that made the bike happy.





The bike was cleaned and shined and had its inhibiting training wheels removed. The bike heard the little boy say that he wanted to learn to ride the bike.

And the bike was happy!

The boy, the bike and the boy's daddy went to a nearby parking lot to learn to ride the bike. Tensions were high.





Team Ben was ready to support the boy and his bike. See, check out his shirt.



Balance was tested, but the bike was very gentle with the boy.







And the bike was happy.

Team Ben cheered for the boy and the bike. There was a sense of community. The crowd ran with them!







And the bike was happy.

And as the bike supported its rider and the rider trusted its bike, there was....





SUCCESS!



And the bike and the boy were so happy.





And they lived happily ever after.