Mother in Law's Column about our bike outing...

[northstar]

http://www.bluffcountryreader.com/ma...39&TM=53369.96

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!

[mountainchick]

That was cute!

Thanks for sharing

[KnottedYet]

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!

[li10up]

Very nice article. Thanks for sharing it with us.

[vmax]

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

- Vivian