84 year old woman cyclist... in heels?!?!

[aeiea]

Ok, even with the heels she's still rad.

Lan Yin Tsai
http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/28/eiko.irpt/index.html

[Biciclista]

thank you for finding this!!

[arielmoon]

How inspiring!

[Pax]

How very cool!! I like her style.

[NbyNW]

What an inspiration! Thanks for sharing.

[malkin]

She's a gem!

[lph]

she's rad, indeed! Wonderful!

[Maxxxie]

Now there's a true champion :cool:

Max

[aeiea]

Below is from the comments below the article. Now, how does she not bonk?


"I wish that everyone could see her riding in person; it is truly inspiring. We did the ride several times, and she was always there. We couldn't believe it the first time we saw her. The dress and the heels were one thing, but the bike is another! There we were, 20-somethings, with the latest and greatest tires and 21-speed bikes, and there she was, on a one-speed beach-comber with a basket! We also never saw her stop for a break, snack, weather or anything! Keep it up, Tsai! You are amazing!!!"

[annielynn]

What an amazing woman!! Thanks for sharing her story.

[oxysback]

Great article! It made my day. :)

[NbyNW]

Below is from the comments below the article. Now, how does she not bonk?

"I wish that everyone could see her riding in person; it is truly inspiring. We did the ride several times, and she was always there. We couldn't believe it the first time we saw her. The dress and the heels were one thing, but the bike is another! There we were, 20-somethings, with the latest and greatest tires and 21-speed bikes, and there she was, on a one-speed beach-comber with a basket! We also never saw her stop for a break, snack, weather or anything! Keep it up, Tsai! You are amazing!!!"

I bet her bike was built to last, just like she is! With her life experience, the ride is probably just a piece of cake. ;)

[Onix]

awesome!

[Bike Chick]

Another inspiring woman! Thanks for sharing.

[ridenread]

Reading this type of story just puts a huge smile on my face.

[shootingstar]

She is amazing. Inspiring. Imagine having a grandmother like that: a hard act to follow.

[SLash]

Incredible! And on a single speed bike, no less!

Once on a weeklong bike ride I was going up a hill, could hear someone coming up at a pretty fast clip, I looked over and it was an "old-ish" guy on a very heavy looking Schwinn. I stopped at the next rest stop, he was there, we chatted, turns out he was 84 years old, doing the week long ride for like the 5th or 6th year! That's how I want to be if I am fortunate enough to live that long and have good health!

For now, I felt pretty cool ;) this summer when my daughter showed up unexpectedly with my grandson and granddaughter just as I was returning from a bike ride. I got off my bike (pink jersey) and my 5 year old granddaughter looks at me and says, "You look awsome"! That made my day. Now if I can keep doing it (knock wood) until I'm in my 80's!

[staceysue]

Wow. Wow wow wow wow wow. I'm putting this link on my Facebook.

Wouldn't it be great if stories like this were on the news instead of all the bad stuff?

[krisl6]

What an amazing woman. A real example to us all. Thanks for sharing. This is definitely going up on Facebook so more people can read this inspiring story!

[MommyBird]

Very inspiring. Made me cry.
I love her reason for her choice of attire.
Such a beautiful spirit and a blessing to so many.

[sgtiger]

Loving it. Such a great spirit. And I love that she can do it on a beach cruiser in heels. Coolest cyclist chick ever!

[Possegal]

My brother in law does this ride every year and has told me about her before. Cool to see her get national coverage. :)

[wildeny]

Thanks for sharing the news.

I want to be like her, riding a bike at this age. :)