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The Bike Workshop
Gay Stories · EN · 2 parts · Ongoing · updated 2026-11-07
A newcomer to Amsterdam buys a battered bicycle and keeps taking it back to a mechanic who refuses to charge him. A cheerful, wobbly two-part gay romance of puncture patches and canal-side rides.
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“The Bike Workshop” is a Gay Stories story for adults, told in 2 parts and about 4 minutes of reading in total. Every character is 18 or older and every encounter is consensual. Start with Part 1 and use the Next part button at the end of each part, or pick a part from the list below.
- Part 1: Flat Tyre. Omar moves to Amsterdam and buys a battered bike. Jasper, the mechanic at the corner workshop, fixes it free and says he will charge in conversation instead.
- Part 2: Canal Ride. Jasper takes Omar on a night ride along the canals to the city's edge. Under a clear sky, with the bicycles propped against a bridge, they run out of things to fix.
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