The joy of riding never wears off
Being the youngest in my family meant I spent a few long years staring at my older siblings’ bikes, wishing for the opportunity to grow up too fast and get to the prescribed age of being allowed to ride a bike. When the time finally came, my brother took me to the trail behind the house and I learned to ride a heavy yellow 10-speed procured from the bicycle department at none other than the esteemed local Sears.
Even on that first wobbly ride down that bumpy dirt trail, the joy of riding along above the ground and feeling as close as a person could come to understanding what birds feel like when they take flight was immediately addictive. Even today, when I climb on my bike, I still feel that same thrill of my first ride, albeit with presumably less Rule Violations than this little tyke.
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When I was 5, my dad taught me to ride a bike by pushing me down a hill. Evidently I missed the part of his Bike Riding Orientation entitled "Braking and Steering" and rode into a basketball hoop pole at the bottom of the hill. I cried, in part due to my first case of road rash, but mostly because the bike was broken and I couldn't do it again. In retrospect, my descending skills have not evolved much since that day.
@Teocalli
Some folks, when a bib # is pinned on, it means to them, no f***ing around time. And clearly, this young man has that mojo going on. I wouldn't want to have been trying to catch his wheel right then! #morekidsonbikes
While categorized under 'rule violations', this seems like a perfect example of Rule #70. Dude is in it to win it.
@Rick
Oh yes. I totally love riding now more than ever b/c I find that if forced to run, I just ache in nearly all of my joints after a decent run but even after a long, challenging day in the saddle, all I have is muscle fatigue, not joint soreness.
So wonderful.
And commuting into work at O-Dark Thirty (with my new trusty lights bought with Frahnk's advice--they kick arse!) is just amazing as I am usually still half asleep but end up waking up and feeling so alive prior to stepping into the clinic.
And is there not some Rule, hidden in the Rules somewhere around here that says that "Whomever is having the most fun on the bike, wins?" Is that not the most fundamental principle to the whole V-ness of the Universe?
That should be Rule 0.5 as it supercedes all others, no?
I start each day by walking my dogs in the woods. What a great reason to get out of bed! Seeing those two gals sniff around, chase each other, have the time of their lives every darn morning.
I start and end each work day with a bicycle ride. It's awesome. I like my job, but to bookend the work day in such a way is great. Cycling definitely keeps one young at heart, which is why it's (almost) laughable when some motorist slows down just to cuss you out and tell you to stay off "their" roads. Ha, we're out having fun, they're taking time from their day to yell at a stranger.
Small joy found in his ride....
pic found here
@sthilzy
Ohhhhh, I love this photo.
Cool picture.
@sthilzy
that's just one of many beauties found here - http://cyclingtips.com/2016/05/photo-highlights-from-the-2016-giro-ditalia/