Merit?
...this image has amazing, if somewhat enigmatic, storytelling potential...
Book cover!
I like it. Bikes are a favorite subject (and are favorite objects) and the B&W looks great. My only nit is the top seems just a little cramped and I wish that clay roof gutter wasn't cut off. A very slight tilt upward (or slightly different crop) might be better, depending on what distractions may lie up there.
There was clutter at the top so a crop had to be made somewhere. I was going to crop the dark area at the left but when I tried it an unbalance became apparent. Ironically this peaceful scene is a few yards from a busy street so it isn't really idyllic as it looks. Thanks for the feedback.