There’s an old saying that you never forget how to ride a bike. For a while I doubted its truth. Not anymore, thanks to a scene I shot for JC Sunshine’s Fireside Chat back in early September.
JC Sunshine (played by me) gets ready to ride a bike
The theme was biking and in keeping with it, we filmed a segment (the show is live, but some of the segments are pre-recorded) where JC (my character) learns how to ride a bike. Unlike JC I did learn how to ride a bike when I was younger, so his struggle with the bike was acting, but there was a bit of truth to it.
In recent years, I decided on a few occasions to try riding again, something I haven’t done in decades. On every one of those occasions, I wasn’t able to do it, either due to the bike being too high off the ground or the rider being in the middle of a night of partying. I thought it meant I couldn’t ride.
This isn’t good, considering my lifestyle and finances would be greatly improved by being able to ride a bike. Also, I support bike culture and bikes as probably the best means of transport when feet aren’t an option. I even attended the Bicycle Film Festival and wrote about it.
When we shot this scene, I was a bit nervous, but by the end of it, I discovered that you never do forget how to ride a bike. You just need to have the confidence in the moment needed to do it.
Now, my lifestyle can actually jive with my politics better and it’s thanks to this scene:
