Today I took the training wheels off of my daughter’s bicycle. Oh, she’s past due — she’s eight going on nine, and really should be braver about taking spills and learning how to ride for real. She got pretty good about jumping off right before it fell over, though.

But why she picked a chilly January afternoon, all overcast, right before it started raining, I have no idea. She and her friend Julia took over the cul-de-sac, and I split my time between chasing the bikes and going back inside to work on a little riff.

Well, the riff turned into a tune. Sort of a rough jam, really. Called “Bicycles in January,” naturally enough. Click play or download it — free music!

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