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A few weeks ago, my DH and I went for a bike ride with my mother in law and her husband. She writes for an arty newspaper in SE MN and decided to make a column of it.
I think it's cute the way people who don't ride much see the riding that we do as "almost professional."
Apparently in the print version, there's a cute picture...wish it were included here. Oh well! Happy reading!
That was cute!
Thanks for sharing :)
Sweet! I like your father-in-law realizing that "at 55 he can bike with the best of them!" (I resemble that remark... hee hee!)
So glad you guys got them biking again!
Very nice article. Thanks for sharing it with us.
Thanks for posting the note about riding with your in-laws. I think that it's very common for folks who don't participate in a sport to see those who do participate on a regular basis as "professionals". While I am in no way an active rider as most women on this site, my friends are impressed that I ride, oh say, 30 miles on one ride -- which is nothing compared to most avid riders.
In respect to bike riding well into one's 50's, I started roller blading several years ago because I saw senior citizens flying around Lake Harriet on their roller blades. I realized that, if they could do it (and do it well), I could certainly start roller blade in my 40's. Of course, I have since given up roller blading for riding. Next summer I hope to throw in wind surfing as a new sport which may fit in well with bike riding. Windy/warm days -- wind surfing, all the other days -- bike riding :rolleyes:
- Vivian