My grown son is discovering the joy of cycling :)

[Crankin]

Oh, we gave him one of our really good headlights after that. We are constantly upgrading, and he gets the hand me downs. One of the reasons he isn't riding that much is that his wife doesn't ride. She is in terrible shape, and while he has gently taken her on easy rides, it's hard for her, as she needs to lose a lot of weight and she is not active. He does have plenty of time to ride on his own or with us, as she works a different schedule as a restaurant general manager. I just want him to get back to a lifestyle of exercising, no matter what he does. He also is a great swimmer and runner, all things he did for awhile, but he really shocked me when he was riding... he was as fast as his brother. Don't know how my kids got such great aerobic capacities!

[azfiddle]

Crankin, I did read that article. When it first came out, I tried to share it with my son, he wasn't really open to it. He pretended to read it but admitted he didn't. It was a very difficult time for him for a few years. He did not want to accept that he needed help - he told me he didn't want to admit he was "broken".... he is in a very different state of mind now. Not perfect, but better. Although he is able to be socially fluent with customers or anyone who starts conversations with him, he has a lot of anxiety about relationships and doesn't have many friends- hasn't really had a girlfriend (he's 25) even though he's kind, responsible, good looking, etc. Sometimes it seems he's been behind and is starting to catch up to his chronological age ...

Anyway- I love hearing his happy plans and reports and I'm looking forward to doing a couple of rides with him when I have my fall break in a couple of weeks.

[emily_in_nc]

That's really cool, azfiddle. I can imagine (even though I am not a parent) that having a child take up an activity you really enjoy and find valuable must feel good. And sounds like it's doing him a lot of good as well!

[Crankin]

AZ, PM me, or send me a message on FB.

[smittykitty]

AZ, Cranking: Nice to read feel good stories about our kids enjoying cycling.

By the way, thanks to the super active young lady our son married, our son never laughs at us in cycling gear anymore; he now owns more than we do. They have both ridden all our major rides with us.

Thanks for sharing and good luck.