Uniekje
09-23-08, 01:57 AM
look how happy they are
Fifty Plus (50+) - I have normal parents
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Jet Travis
09-23-08, 03:29 AM
Do they shake their heads and say, "Where did we go wrong with junior?" That's what my parents did all the time, and they were normal.
maddmaxx
09-23-08, 04:30 AM
They may appear to be normal but.....................if normal people rode bicycles, the world would be a much nicer place.
Jet Travis
09-23-08, 04:46 AM
They may appear to be normal but.....................if normal people rode bicycles, the world would be a much nicer place.
I'm not sure if the guy in the graphic is normal, but if riding bicycles makes the world a nicer place, there's reason for hope:
http://www.economist.com/daily/chartgallery/displaystory.cfm?story_id=12284043
I'm not sure if the guy in the graphic is normal, but if riding bicycles makes the world a nicer place, there's reason for hope:
http://www.economist.com/daily/chartgallery/displaystory.cfm?story_id=12284043
Allegheny Jet
09-23-08, 07:24 AM
Your Mom would be more areo if she "flipped the stem". Oops forgot, this is the 50+ Forum.:D
Garfield Cat
09-23-08, 09:10 AM
I'm not sure if the guy in the graphic is normal, but if riding bicycles makes the world a nicer place, there's reason for hope:
http://www.economist.com/daily/chartgallery/displaystory.cfm?story_id=12284043
Does the article in The Economist say worldwide? If so, its probably because of China. That's where bikes are for transportation.
http://www.economist.com/daily/chartgallery/displaystory.cfm?story_id=12284043
Does the article in The Economist say worldwide? If so, its probably because of China. That's where bikes are for transportation.
Mojo Slim
09-23-08, 11:36 AM
Great picture. I have a picture (somewhere) of my dad (now gone) riding my cousins Sting Ray bicycle with a banana seat, looking very happy. Hmmm. I think I need to track that picture down.
Artkansas
09-23-08, 01:05 PM
Define "normal".
maddmaxx
09-23-08, 02:08 PM
Define "normal".
That was my point. Bicycle riders (especially 50+ bicycle riders) are such a minority in this country that we hardly qualify as the norm. If we were IMHO the world would be a nicer place.
Now all you have to get is a definition of "nicer"...:)
That was my point. Bicycle riders (especially 50+ bicycle riders) are such a minority in this country that we hardly qualify as the norm. If we were IMHO the world would be a nicer place.
Now all you have to get is a definition of "nicer"...:)
Siu Blue Wind
09-23-08, 02:33 PM
I like your mom's bike. What is that?
linux_author
09-23-08, 02:59 PM
you're lucky you had parents... i was an officer in the military...
:-)
:-)
stapfam
09-23-08, 03:05 PM
you're lucky you had parents... i was an officer in the military...
:-)
You must had had a Mum though.
(Ex Royal Marine 2ND Lieutenant and I had the same nickname)
:-)
You must had had a Mum though.
(Ex Royal Marine 2ND Lieutenant and I had the same nickname)
Jet Travis
09-23-08, 03:34 PM
you're lucky you had parents... i was an officer in the military...
:-)
Took me a few seconds....:roflmao2::lol::lol:
:-)
Took me a few seconds....:roflmao2::lol::lol:
RoMad
09-23-08, 05:54 PM
My dad rode his bike around the small town he lived in until he was about 82. He road to the bank, post office, my brothers for breakfast, etc. on a regular basis. He had an old fat tired cruiser with a big basket on the front. I wish I had taken a picture of him on it. I miss him.
Burr
09-23-08, 06:08 PM
They may appear to be normal but.....................if normal people rode bicycles, the world would be a much nicer place.
Good Maddmaxx,
Very well said!!!!
Good Maddmaxx,
Very well said!!!!
Burr
09-23-08, 06:12 PM
You must had had a Mum though.
(Ex Royal Marine 2ND Lieutenant and I had the same nickname)
What, "EX" ?
:)
(Ex Royal Marine 2ND Lieutenant and I had the same nickname)
What, "EX" ?
:)
CB HI
09-23-08, 09:47 PM
Your Mom would be more areo if she "flipped the stem". Oops forgot, this is the 50+ Forum.:DYour busted. You are not old enough to be in the 50+ forum, are you?:p A 50+ would know that the older style stem on that bike cannot be flipped.:twitchy:
Uniekje
09-24-08, 02:25 AM
Oops.
I also got busted for not being an old fart like the rest of u guys.
My parents loved the USA they think everybody is so courtious cause all the drivers just stop and stare.
at Jet: I do not think it is normal riding on the crosswalk.
I also got busted for not being an old fart like the rest of u guys.
My parents loved the USA they think everybody is so courtious cause all the drivers just stop and stare.
at Jet: I do not think it is normal riding on the crosswalk.
oilman_15106
09-24-08, 08:38 AM
Hope I am still riding when my kids are able to post on the 50+ forum!
Allegheny Jet
09-24-08, 09:46 AM
Your busted. You are not old enough to be in the 50+ forum, are you?:p A 50+ would know that the older style stem on that bike cannot be flipped.:twitchy:
Oh, I'm well past 50.:D What she should really do is to "flip the bars over", then she would really be in a good aero position.:D
You know,,, I'm just trying to help a fellow rider be more efficient.:innocent:
Oh, I'm well past 50.:D What she should really do is to "flip the bars over", then she would really be in a good aero position.:D
You know,,, I'm just trying to help a fellow rider be more efficient.:innocent: