Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 12,760
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From: Madison, WI
Bikes: 1961 Ideor, 1966 Perfekt 3 Speed AB Hub, 1994 Bridgestone MB-6, 2006 Airnimal Joey, 2009 Thorn Sherpa, 2013 Thorn Nomad MkII, 2015 VO Pass Hunter, 2017 Lynskey Backroad, 2017 Raleigh Gran Prix, 1980s Bianchi Mixte on a trainer. Others are now gone.
Several years ago a friend/co-worker and I did my first bike tour, he had previously done some credit card tours with his brother but no previous tours with camping gear. Short trip, a bit over 200 miles. One day we stopped at a small park for a picnic lunch. A couple other bike tourists stopped to take a break. One of them was 85 and he was saying that he tried to do a bike trip each year. Several minutes later as he was riding away, I looked at my friend/co-worker and said "I really hope I am able to do what he is doing when I am 85" and my friend/co-worker agreed. I have to wait another 23 years to find out. I just hope that I enjoy all of those 23 years, and then add some more.