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Old 09-08-09 | 08:19 AM
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Bikes: lots... even a Raleigh twenty !!!

Maybe we should get back to the subject about old guys on bikes.......

Met another old guy who rides a fixie on local cycle paths, well into his 70's and very healthy. Turns out he was a road racer in his day and competed against many Aussie greats. A gentle and polite man, I enjoy the chats we have when we meet.

Or another old guy who rides his mountain bike every day around local roads. I've had numerous conversations with him as we ride along, me in my lycra "super hero" outfit and him in an unfashionable fluro jacket. Great guy and very determined to keep cycling. We often wave as we pass on the road.

These guys remind me of a song from an old surfing movie called The Morning of the Earth, the track is called "Simple Ben".
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