I got back on the bike recently simply because I wanted to get to town! We have two cars, but when one is an older diesel, that goes down and needs a new fuel pump--that can weeks to get back out of the shop. We live about 9 miles out of town, and there were times I wanted to go into town---but no car, but there was a bike!

I had ridden off and on since I was a kid. Had to stop in my early 40's due to back problems that turned out to be temporary. Had to stop again in the late 40's as any sort of exercise seemd to cause blood clots. Turned out I needed to be on Coumadin, and once that got my system working right I haven't had any problems. Now, i have fun sailing down my quiet country road watching kingfishers in the trees along the river, ringing my bell at the rabbits and squirrels in the road and just having a good time!