Can't remember the fist day or ride, but sometime in the mid sixties I discovered the freedom that a bicycle offered. It greatly increased my range of opportunities both in how far I could go, and what i could do. I started riding to school instead of taking 2 buses, and was delivering drugs (for a pharmacy) which paid better than most part time jobs available to a 16 year old. I also started touring at 16, and never looked back.