Motivation?

 

I love Marlee. But there is one thing I can’t share with him. He’s given me every imaginable excuse as to why he can’t ride a bike.

I’ll make him watch this video. Perhaps it will change his mind. What do you think?

 

The Family That Rides Together….

 My family never rode together. My father would take an occasional spin around the neighborhood. Because of our difference in ages, my brothers and I rarely did anything together: We had different friends (well, to the extent I had friends) and school and, later, work schedules. And my mother didn’t cycle at all; I’m not sure she ever rode.

What if she did? More to the point, what would a ride with her (or my father) be likeo were my brothers and I growing up today and, well,A few other things were different?

I Am Woman, See Me Ride

 I am woman, see me ride!

The Race To Midlife

 I swear, I really did race. And it wasn’t that long ago. Really!

Does It Come With Unequal Pay?

 Sometimes women really do all of the work in a relationship.

Bike Face

 Have you ever ridden your bike just to do this?:

Was This His Weekend Plan?

 Tomorrow is Labor Day here in the US.

Some people are going to the beach one last time.

Some are cycling there.

Not many, I reckon, are combining those activities.

On Top Of The Curve

 Beach cruisers aren’t meant to be high-performance bikes. So their designers can be, shall we say, a little whimsical:

Here He Comes

 Forget Eddy Mercx. Forget Philippa York.  Here’s my real cycling hero:

Along For The Ride

 I never have had children. If I had, I like to think I would have taken them on bike rides. Somehow, though, I don’t think it would have looked like this:

How Many, Again?

 I know I’ve posted images like this in previous “Sunday Funnies “ posts. Yesterday’s “How Many Bikes” reminded me of it.

Midlife Questions

 Some say we become jaded in midlife. Actually, we are simply not as easily impressed as we once were. While some retreat into quiet resignation, others ask the “rude” questions:

The Cure

 No matter how much money we spend on bikes (or anything related to them), it’s still less than at least one of the alternatives:

Bicycling in (the) Middle Age(s)?

 Bicycling in (the) Middle Age(s)?

In Living Color

 Every cyclist should have a sense of style. Right?

What Did Your Bike Look Like Yesterday?

 Here’s a 4th of July bike decorating contest unlike any other:

What To Wear, At My Age?

 You’ve heard of MAMILs:  Middle-Aged Men In Lycra.

Although I am in the middle of my life, I can’t be a MAMIL for one reason, and won’t be one (or, for that matter, a MAWIL—it doesn’t have the same ring) for another.

The Bike Knows

 “Where are you riding today?”

“Wherever the bike wants bike wants to go!”

The bike knows…

When Your Cup (Or Bladder) Runneth Over

 What determines what your ride will be like?

Is it the weather? The kind of bike you ride? Its condition? Or, maybe, what you had for breakfast?

Did you drink tea or coffee? If you did, did you have o e cup too many?

Don’t Stop!

 If you ride, or have ridden, a fixed-gear bike with no brakes, this video might remind you of your first, or only, attempt.