I want to 'be' that woman when I am 65 or 80...kps On Oct 1, 6:35 am, Thomas Lynn Skean <thomaslynnsk...@comcast.net> wrote: > Yesterday, as my train towards home was approaching my stop, I stepped > into the vestibule and put down my bag while I fumbled around in my > pockets for my bike lock keys. Just in front of me was a woman who > might've been 65 or might've been 80; she was very nicely dressed and > superficially was in good physical shape. She stood erect, did not > seem strained by the train's rocking back and forth, and was slim and > relatively tall. I had just begun to think that if I were to make it > to her age and be able to enjoy it as much as she likely was, it would > be because I would have been cycling for the past 20-30 years. I often > see "well-kept" older (70+) people riding the Prairie Path. More of > them are women than men. > > Just as I started to wonder if she cycled, the train arrived at my > stop, She turned, looked at me and said "Do you *ride* a Rivendell?". > The emphasis on "ride" was hers. > > That was a first. A little wide-eyed at the question, I said "I do!". > > Just then, as I leaned over to pick up my bag to leave the train, I > realized something. I began to say "Did you..." as she began to say > "I...". And then we said in unison "...recognize the bag". It was a > SaddleSack Medium. > > She smiled and nodded. She would've looked perfect on a Glorius. > > I picked up the bag, stepped off the train, walked to my Hillborne and > rode home. > > Yours, > Thomas Lynn Skean > > On Sep 30, 11:10 am, JoelMatthews <joelmatth...@mac.com> wrote: > > > > > > He ought to move to the NEw Territories. Lots of old men ride bikes here. > > > They have PVC pipes rigged to the handlebars to hold their fishing poles. > > > It is a small world after all! (please do not hate me for getting > > that annoying tune in your head) > > > On my morning commute here in Chicago I will often see elderly men, > > Chinese and Vietnamese among them, heading to Lake Michigan on old > > mtbs rigged to carry their fishing gear. > > > On Sep 29, 6:23 pm, Fai Mao <i.am.fai....@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > He ought to move to the NEw Territories. Lots of old men ride bikes here. > > > They have PVC pipes rigged to the handlebars to hold their fishing poles. > > > > On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 6:56 AM, Garth <garth...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Yeah .... I gotta get to a year round cycling climate that's warm. > > > > > -- > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > > Groups > > > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2Bunsubscrib > > > > ...@googlegroups.com> > > > > . > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > > -- > > > Fai Mao > > > The Blogger who sometimes responds to comments- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -
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