That's so sweet, Haud.

I'm hoping my riding partner, who is my 13 yo son, will be riding all his life. When you described your husband, it reminded me of my son, too. He skateboards and BMX and mountain bikes. He's building up an old John Deere road bike. He's got his clipless pedals and shoes on his mountain bike now, and he's still adjusting to them. Yesterday he told me that on a ride with his dad, he was going 18 mph
up the long hill by our house!

He wants a baseball career, but I hope I can get him into bike racing, too.

I disagree that cycling has to be expensive, though. There should be a vibe that it's okay to ride on whatever you have and for whatever reason. Of course, there are bikes and then there are BIKES, but that's true for every activity. If we persist in the idea that one should only do it if you can do it "right", people won't want to even try.

Karen