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You need to be able to deal with a unique blend of loneliness and OCD.
Tell all of your friends to act as if you've been an utter tool and refuse to speak to your for five days. Wait until it gets dark and then tie a little bell to one of your spokes. Go riding and wonder what that noise is for an hour. Stop and check the whole bike over whilst ignoring the bell. Once assured there is nothing wrong, start riding and flip between panic over time loss and confusion that the noise is still there. Do a couple of sprints to make up time and then slow down because you're knackered. Repeat at least three times. If anyone offers assistance give them short shrift and insist you're fine just short of shouting. If anyone points out the bell, assure them that it's fine and it's supposed to be like that. When you get home, wonder how a bell got tied to your spokes. Feel stupid and guilty.