"just" a bike?
i don't think i've ever had "just' a bike. they're amazing fantastic machines that make me happy. they get me around town. they keep me from getting fat(ter) and teach me basic mechanics. they are works of art. they're unique.
call me crazy, but it's more than just an assembly of parts. it's my assembly of parts into a useful art form. my happy assembly of parts.
/waxing poetic