while riding my bike
loving the breeze and the sun
flying and ready for summer to begin
I converted a pair of long pants into shorts
though not by a method I would recommend.
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“crashing is part of cycling as crying is part of love”
– johan museeuw (retired Belgian professional road racing cyclist)
i asked two of the grandies
to go bike riding with me
but to have mercy
go easy on me
i haven’t been on a bike in two years
they are great riders
mountain bikers, road bikers, hill jumpers
all i wanted was to get my bike legs back
by starting on a flat surface
they were patient
told me some roads looked tricky
but i’d be okay
along the way they challenged me
and asked me if i could ride
using just 3 limbs, 2 limbs, 1 limb, no limbs?
(no to all)
with 4 limbs, a few minor crashes, tight turns,
near misses, and less than perfect balance
i survived the ride
and rode the next couple of days with them
each day i got a little sorer
but the ride got a little easier
they figured i’d get better by the end of the month
when i asked how they’d rate me as a rider
they told me that i began on the ‘terrible’ level
and had moved up to the ‘almost moderate’ level.
i took that to mean
‘almost mastery’ level.
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“she who succeeds in gaining the mastery of the bicycle will gain the mastery of life.”
-susan b. anthony
feeding the team while on the road and riding
(using parade candy found on the ground along the route).
” it would be easier if this didn’t start off in slow motion going up a hill and behind a lot of tractors and dogs and babies.”
– felix (australia/u.s.a.) – team porter
– grandson and famous parade rider
feeding the team while on the road and riding
(using lab-tested high protein super food).
“i hope to continue doing well in the final stages. it’s good to hear that people have noticed i’m in the race too, even if i prefer to let my legs do the talking.
-fabio aru (astana) – team sky
– some guy who is just a tour de france rider
GOOD NEWS! I-96 reopened 3 weeks early, and morning commutes became easier on Monday morning after 6 months of 7 miles of total road closure. On Sunday afternoon thousands of people came down to a stretch of the reconstructed I-96 to enjoy a Metro Detroit freeway as never before … by walking, on bike and with anything else they could ride – even a marching band showed up. Any and all were invited to join in the celebration. That’s how we roll in the motor city.
if you don’t know where you are going, any road will get you there.
– lewis carroll
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credits: dailydetroit. com
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