Joined: Jan 2009
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From: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
When I see damage like that bent stems, I marvel at what 13 year old boys get themselves into. Imagine the collision the boy had. He hit something hard and stayed on the bike. These boys are adventurous, stupid, and incredibly resilient. Pain doesn't bother them much, if at all. It's entertaining to me, and I wish it were a memory for me, but I wasn't like that as a boy.