Originally Posted by
NOS88
...SO, what about you? When did you first recognize that cycling was a combination of joy and work?
Do you mean energy expenditure, or occupation? The latter for me in May of 1970, one specific, memorable and life-changing day:
Originally Posted by
Jim from Boston
...Back in the 60’s in the Motor City, I had an “English Racer,’ and longed to tour at about age 14, but then joined the car culture. In Ann Arbor MI in the 70’s I really realized the utility of bicycles for commuting, and began touring on a five-speed Schwinn Suburban...
After the birth of our son in 1988, I have pretty much been a year–round commuter only, but in the past few years I have done a century or two a year ...I have a really great commute that belies, IMO, the image of Boston as a city unfriendly to bicycling...