tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14069346.post114666350700126519..comments2015-11-04T23:32:13.520-05:00Comments on Bike Year: Desperate to stay behind the wheelJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18223412641270455438noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14069346.post-1146706528831195902006-05-03T21:35:00.000-04:002006-05-03T21:35:00.000-04:00"If I can do it, why can't he?"Careful... I've lea..."If I can do it, why can't he?"<BR/><BR/>Careful... I've learned that when I make a statement like that, many people jump to defend his decision (or the general decision to not ride a bike on easy trips) by supposing that the unfortunate person who isn't riding a bike is doing so because of some obscure affliction or unique circumstance. But the truth is that a lack of will or imagination is almost always the cause, and that the people who honestly CAN'T do it are few and far between. I see a guy everyday pedaling by my shop on his Worksman trike. He appears to be about 116 years old, and all hunched over and arthritic. I doubt he's fast enough to maintain balance on a two-wheeler, but he gets around the neighborhood just fine, albeit slowly.<BR/><BR/>As for the heat, I'm certainly no expert, living in Minnesota and all. But I find the breeze in my face on a hot day to be kind of refreshing. And as long as the Rep doesn't pedal like a maniac, there's no reason he should get extra sweaty from the negligible exercise of biking a couple miles at a relaxed pace.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com