NYT essay on aging and cycling

[dustyrider]

Before someone so generously gifted us with the article, all I could read was the title and it made me think of the first time I ever saw my mom ride a bike. My parents bought the cheapest pearl blue mixte bike they could find hoping she’d feel confident with the lower standover. I was on my red huffy, my dad was on an orange road bike the only sticker that I could read on it said R.O.C.. We were about ten minutes away from the house when she lit a cigarette. I looked over at her at the exact same time that she drifted off the road and into a ditch that ended at a culvert. Over the bars she went and our ride was cut short. The bike sat in the garage until me and a couple of teenage friends brought it to the woods where a lot of old bikes gave everything they had and were eventually left to the elements when they couldn’t give anymore. I wonder if it’s still rusting away wrapped up around what is surely a very large tree by now. I’ll have to check if I ever get back that way. Anyways thanks for the full article though I think I enjoyed the memories more!

[redir]

Originally Posted by makoti

You might want to let cash05458 know that. He's a little confused

I'm agreeing with you and extending that principal.

Originally Posted by Mr. Pink

Oh, you mean the State Dept. And DNC employees?

You will have to explain, otherwise the sentiment of our statement that 'I think' you are getting at is not appropriate here.

[makoti]

Originally Posted by redir

I'm agreeing with you and extending that principal.

I know you are. It has been mentioned here a few times that we should not be copying full articles in. Not sure why he took offense to my pointing that out, but it is still winter, so...

[Mr. Pink]

Originally Posted by redir

You will have to explain, otherwise the sentiment of our statement that 'I think' you are getting at is not appropriate here.

I have a subscription. There's a heavy filter you have to use when reading.