You never forget how to fall off a bike

Yesterday morning, I hit a yard sale and found a bike in excellent condition for $50. A little pricey, but worth it.

I brought it home for Jon, and forgot to ask a salient question: Can you ride a bike?

He can, sort of. It's been a long time and several ear surgeries since he's been on one.
So we got the bike I bought for my birthday and his bike out and worked them over with tools and WD-40 (Repair Dyke strikes again!), aired them up and took them out for a spin.

I had completely forgotten the joy of riding a bike. Just flying along, wind in my face, legs pumping. I am, however, no longer 9 or 15. And I'm 2-3 times heavier. So, a couple blocks was about my limit before the seat started hurting.

Jon tried both bikes. He's taking my 7 speed and I get the 18 speed power climber, because the handlebars on that one are just uneven enough to throw him off. (They work for me because of a bad shoulder). I'm in and he's out practicing.



Not a bad afternoon for a day that started at 4:30 AM with Dorito barf.

My tweets

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