The Simple Things.............

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I feel like a kid again too! And though I have thoroughly enjoyed so many wonderful things over the decades, I realized that I haven't FELT LIKE A KID since back then, 37 years ago, when I WAS a kid, riding my bike!

I love the little clicking sound the bike makes when you walk it along some sidewalk.

I love cruising slowly down a shady tree lined street.

I love sitting outside with my latte at our town's little cafe, and seeing my gleaming bike machine patiently waiting for me.

I love when people ask me about my bike and when we part they say something like "Wow, I'm going to get my bike out this week and ride it again!"

I love pulling off my helmet and my gloves when I get to my destination. -How sexy!

I love when people smile and nod at me when I ride by.

I love feeling that burn in my thighs when I get home, knowing that in the morning my legs will be just a tiny bit stronger and more shapely!

I love coming up behind joggers and giving my cheery Ching-Ching!! bell well ahead of time so they won't get startled when I pass them. They always look back and smile at me.

I love the sound of my bell Ching-Ching! just like in those old 1940's movies set in Europe where the villagers are all on bicycles chinging their little bells, their bread baguettes sticking out of their bike baskets. (how many b's in that sentence?)

I love talking bikes over morning coffee with my wonderful husband, who UNDERSTANDS and feels the same as me. We love making bike plans together.

I love peeling off my sweaty biking clothes and getting into a COOL shower afterwards!!

[ACG]

I love the fact that when I pull my gloves off, my hands are white and my arms are tan.

I love that kids wave at me as I pass them.

I love that my RHR is 49

I love that my hair gets caked to my head after a long ride

I love watching the sun come up as I ride

I love the other riders I meet

I love passing the 20 year old in my group and telling him I'm old enough to be your mother

I love that little grease mark I get on the back of my calf

I love that I could write something great about my bike everyday

[chickwhorips]

i love that i get to enjoy the last frontier everytime i'm out.

i love that i'm the only one out there.

i love that the people that drive by me are jealous that i work out and look good.

[Bikingmomof3]

Feeling free, like a young kid.

[mimitabby]

I love walking out of my office in my bike shorts while all the men I work with (who are all younger than me and most of them are out of shape) watch me.

hehehe that's when i feel REALLY hot.

[light_sabe_r]

I love the little kids who Ring their bells at me. So I ring back

I love listening to the birds!

I love feeling like a kid

I LOVE it when I pass cars!

I love being able to keep the same distance away from the cyclist in front without having to push myself... That is until I turn.

I actually love being pushed off the footpath and onto the grass/gravel because of roadworks. All those BUMPS and holes and Divits... ^_^ My bike loves it so I love it too! (maybe I should start moutain biking...)

[Cassandra_Cain]

I love walking out of my office in my bike shorts while all the men I work with (who are all younger than me and most of them are out of shape) watch me.

hehehe that's when i feel REALLY hot.

You are sooooo bad - perfect

[Veronica]

I love that I can come home and eat the rest of the Ben and Jerry's out of the container and have absolutely no remorse.

I love thinking about how I've grown as a rider. I can fix just about anything on my bike, if I have the tools and the time. I can eat and drink with ease and take off my bolero (although YOU should stay far away when I do that). I've gotten faster and stronger on the local hills/mountains.

I love when my bike is working just right. Right now I'm thoroughly enjoying clicking in and out and using my rear derailleur. Two things that went wonky on my bike trip.

V.

[Bad JuJu]

I love it when I see my students at organized rides and that look on their faces, like, "You ride a bike?"

I love that I have my own bike tools--and know how to use them.

I love that I'm 53, but when I'm on my bike, I feel like I'm in my 20s again. (Only it's even better now, because I have money and a cooler bike!)

[jsgeneroso]

Hi Ladies. Great thread!
I love riding with my favorite guy and feeling like a little kid!
I love working hard and having the sun and wind in my face.
I love riding with friends and spending quality time with them, yet still having a workout.

[Denise223]

I LOVE that bicycling DOES NOT FEEL LIKE EXERCISE!!!

Imagine that?!

[7rider]

I love....
- When the guys on the shop ride tell me that they're going to kick my out of the "B-group" because I'm too fast!
- Being the first to the top of the hill (okay, it doesn't happen often, but every so often, boy! It's sweet).
- When the DH brags about my riding in front of the guys.
- When it all just "clicks" - the legs are turning smooth circles and the tires are humming along - when the miles are disappearing behind me and the smiles are stretched out before me.
R

[CorsairMac]

..................and the smiles are stretched out before me.
R

what a Great line!!! I Love it!!

Thanks

[denda]

I love that my husband and I ride together!