Who do you know that has Caught the Bug
04-27-08, 08:01 AM
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Who do you know that has Caught the Bug
A lady in her mid 40's helped me with all the prep work for the TT's and also attended the first TT a few weeks ago. She had not ridden a bike for over 30 years. As she puts it, the last bike she rode was a little "girlie bike".
She seems to have been bitten by the cycling bug.
She has already ordered herself a bike and hopefully it came in over the weekend. After she ordered a bike I sat down with her and we made out a list of the "accessories" she needed to think about getting. As she put it, she was born to shop so she was having a lot of fun with it already-but did have a quizzical look for all the "extra stuff".
Little does she know.......
It's fun seeing others get interested and excited. You never know if their interest will last but she is certainly very serious and enthusiastic for now. She can't wait to be able to get out and ride on the Speedway as well. And I warned up front about the lure of spandex but she just didn't heed my warnings.
She seems to have been bitten by the cycling bug.
She has already ordered herself a bike and hopefully it came in over the weekend. After she ordered a bike I sat down with her and we made out a list of the "accessories" she needed to think about getting. As she put it, she was born to shop so she was having a lot of fun with it already-but did have a quizzical look for all the "extra stuff".
Little does she know.......
It's fun seeing others get interested and excited. You never know if their interest will last but she is certainly very serious and enthusiastic for now. She can't wait to be able to get out and ride on the Speedway as well. And I warned up front about the lure of spandex but she just didn't heed my warnings.
04-27-08, 08:26 AM
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And I thought this was going to be another thread about DG.
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04-27-08, 09:44 AM
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Have you warned her about N +1.
Those accessories are where the hidden cost is- You can see the value in a $500 bike- but in a $50 helmet?- and that small bag under the saddle is worth a fortune for its size.
Those accessories are where the hidden cost is- You can see the value in a $500 bike- but in a $50 helmet?- and that small bag under the saddle is worth a fortune for its size.
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04-27-08, 10:15 AM
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Yesterday was the Little Rock Earth Day celebration. I helped with the Bicycle Advocacy of Central Arkansas exhibit. The biggest feature was a bicycle rodeo for kids. I saw quite a few future 50+ers getting bitten by the bug.
One of the coolest stories was talking to a parent as his little girl rode around and got some pointers from our volunteers. Apparently the little girl had been refusing to give up the training wheels even though she was the advanced age of 7.
But at the rodeo, she was seeing that she could balance herself and riding around the rodeo. It seemed that getting instructions from someone who wasn't Dad, and by using a bike that wasn't hers, she could try riding training-wheel-free without commiting to it like she would have if Dad removed the wheels from her bike.
One of the coolest stories was talking to a parent as his little girl rode around and got some pointers from our volunteers. Apparently the little girl had been refusing to give up the training wheels even though she was the advanced age of 7.
But at the rodeo, she was seeing that she could balance herself and riding around the rodeo. It seemed that getting instructions from someone who wasn't Dad, and by using a bike that wasn't hers, she could try riding training-wheel-free without commiting to it like she would have if Dad removed the wheels from her bike.
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04-27-08, 10:18 AM
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Yesterday was the Little Rock Earth Day celebration. I helped with the Bicycle Advocacy of Central Arkansas exhibit. The biggest feature was a bicycle rodeo for kids. I saw quite a few future 50+ers getting bitten by the bug.
One of the coolest stories was talking to a parent as his little girl rode around and got some pointers from our volunteers. Apparently the little girl had been refusing to give up the training wheels even though she was the advanced age of 7.
But at the rodeo, she was seeing that she could balance herself and riding around the rodeo. It seemed that getting instructions from someone who wasn't Dad, and by using a bike that wasn't hers, she could try riding training-wheel-free without commiting to it like she would have if Dad removed the wheels from her bike.
One of the coolest stories was talking to a parent as his little girl rode around and got some pointers from our volunteers. Apparently the little girl had been refusing to give up the training wheels even though she was the advanced age of 7.
But at the rodeo, she was seeing that she could balance herself and riding around the rodeo. It seemed that getting instructions from someone who wasn't Dad, and by using a bike that wasn't hers, she could try riding training-wheel-free without commiting to it like she would have if Dad removed the wheels from her bike.
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