Over the years I have met many wonderful people as I ride along. Many times, we started by seeing each other on bikes so often we recognized each other's faces. Eventually, one of us would be stopped and the other would stop and introduce him/herself. I just love the wonderful life stories so many carfree cyclists have. I sometimes feel I should start introducing some of these folks to my sister or my next-door neighbor, both authors, so they can publish some of them.

Of course, this recognition can be context-dependent. One day, I saw Catherine stopped on the roadside out of town. I stopped to help and was surprised that even after numerous chats in town she didn't recognize me. It turns out she had never seen me on a training ride and associated me with a step-thru Schwinn with baskets. We both got a good chuckle as we solved her problem and went our separate ways.