Happy Birthday. Not to show anybody up but four days ago I celebrated my 65th birthday with about 61 years off trainers (a late bloomer), A 20" Murray, 1958 Gresham Flyer 3 speed racer (stolen), 1960 Schwinn Corvette (paperboy bike and general beater), and a dozen or more up to now round out the experience. Celebrate your riding skills and love for all of the great rides and people you've met since the trainers came off.
Carl Gonzalez Bay Village, OH On Tuesday, August 28, 2012 12:53:37 PM UTC-4, Jim M. wrote: > > I'm turning 55 this year, and although I'm not much for birthdays, I > realized it will be a half-century of bicycling. In short: > 1. Schwinn Stingray with banana seat (it could hold at least 5 kids > with the sissy bar -- I'm sure some of you did that too); > 2. Then swapped banana seat for a regular bike seat and slapped on > motorcycle bars and we were bmx'ing before that term was invented; > 3. Schwinn Newsboy for delivering papers, of course, but also for > bombing down dirt downhills in San Diego canyons, not Marin; > 4. Saved money and bought my first 10-speed, a Schwinn Continental -- > the bike that made me realize the whole city was now accessible > without a car; > 5. Saved more money and bought a Schwinn Superior (the budget > Paramount) -- did my first bike touring on this when Bikecentennial > was fresh; > 6. Took the Superior to college, where it was stolen, but got a cheap > old Raleigh 3-speed that was perfect for getting around the small New > England city; > 7. Moved back to California and reclaimed the Continental from my dad > -- rode all over LA with it until it was stolen; > 8. Got a UJB (Azuki if anyone remembers those), which performed fine > for recreation and commuting; > 9. Eventually got a real job and made enough money to get a Trek 620 > for touring and a Paramount for racing (also started mtb'ing too) > 10. Both of those bikes were bought when I was younger and the > philosophy was to get as small as you could; realized Grant's ideas > worked for me, and now I own 3 Riv's, and assorted other bikes. > > So if you got through that, my question is "what do I do to celebrate > this milestone?". > > thanks > jim m > walnut creek ca > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/hhlp4dj5dzsJ. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
