Yikes Bikes

I’ve been flipping through this one each evening, and the way it nudges me to jot down my own bike memories alongside the author’s reflections feels surprisingly personal. The pages are designed for slow, thoughtful reading rather than a quick finish, which I appreciate. It’s become a little ritual

The open-ended prompts are what sold me—I’ve been filling in my own memories about my first commuter bike, and it’s made me slow down and actually think. It’s a small book, but the way it leaves room for your own story makes it feel bigger than the page count.

I bought this for a friend who's a bike mechanic, and the way it treats a bike as a personal reflection rather than just a machine made them pause mid-page. The open-ended prompts really get you thinking about your own first ride.