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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
