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The last one was in the early 70s. It started in Europe, anything with wheels was flying out the door. Now it's happening here.
I am a cyclist. Bikes today are amazing. I have an electric bike with a 1/3 hp engine. It's not much, but at 69, it helps my old bod get up those hills.
Every summer I can get out on the bike, my weight drops, my BP drops, my blood sugar drops, and my Doc smiles.
When you're on a bike, you interact with your world differently. A lot of places you'd just drive by, you'll stop, just because. Actually, I arrange bike rides to we can take a break at a bakery or a coffee shop. We'll stop, and split a coffee and a goodie. We might go to the European Bakery manana. Coffee is nothing special, but they make very nice goodies. The other thing about cycling, you can have your cake and work it off. That's what I call a win/win.
I know it can be quite intimidating, expensive bikes, scary traffic, aches and pains where you haven't had them in quite a while. But it's given me my life back. I can't put a price tag on that.
I am a cyclist. Bikes today are amazing. I have an electric bike with a 1/3 hp engine. It's not much, but at 69, it helps my old bod get up those hills.
Every summer I can get out on the bike, my weight drops, my BP drops, my blood sugar drops, and my Doc smiles.
When you're on a bike, you interact with your world differently. A lot of places you'd just drive by, you'll stop, just because. Actually, I arrange bike rides to we can take a break at a bakery or a coffee shop. We'll stop, and split a coffee and a goodie. We might go to the European Bakery manana. Coffee is nothing special, but they make very nice goodies. The other thing about cycling, you can have your cake and work it off. That's what I call a win/win.
I know it can be quite intimidating, expensive bikes, scary traffic, aches and pains where you haven't had them in quite a while. But it's given me my life back. I can't put a price tag on that.