Also, Neil…

…you should consider yourself lucky. The last time you bought a bike you managed to run into a chain link fence, scuff up the paint, rip a hole in your shirt, and scrape up your shoulder on your first day out.

Of course The Bike Snob NYC says when you get a new bike the very first thing you should do is throw it down a set of stairs and readjust the saddle and stem so it stops being precious allowing you to just go out and ride.