Going to take my 21 year old bike to the bike shop this morning.

[Denninmi]

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Rode it during my brief glorious stint as a hardcore exercise/fitness cyclist. Summer and fall 1991.

Been hanging in the garage ever since. Thousand dollar top of the line Cannondale. What a damned shame.

If I didn't already know the answer, I'd ask WTF is wrong with me.

Here it is:

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[taterguy]

1. What the fuck is wrong with you?

[Denninmi]

3. I thought the answer to that question was pretty public on DU by now.

Working on fixing it.

[Major Nikon]

2. It's only too late when yer dead

I even ride a roadbike here in North Texas where it's considered quite sporty to run cyclists into the ditch or worse. Plus many roads with cracks twice as wide as my wheels can form in a few days.

[tk2kewl]

4. why not take the 21yr old to the bar instead?

[Denninmi]

6. Sorry, that's just not me.

I've never drank. My uncle was a 39 year old cop. Got into a head on on a hilly, curved road, hit by a drunk who crossed the center line. Died 10 days later in the ICU, had a couple of lucid days when he was doing better, then crashed. The drunk had scratches and bruises. Pretty strong feelings about alcohol, never drank at all. I don't begrudge those who drink responsibly, just the ones that abuse it, especially if they get behind the wheel. Just me.

[auntAgonist]

5. good for you !! n/t

[Denninmi]

7. And, it's there.

The 25 year old kid gave me a "WTF" look too, fat old guy with a bike to him. But he was nice after I got going.

Pick up Tuesday night.

Was surprised at the bike shop, thought it would be a little hole in the wall, but actually quite large and nice.

[hunter]

8. I still ride the same bike my dad bought me more than forty years ago...

... I think I've gone way 'round the bend, far beyond frugal.

[petronius]

9. Good for you! I just pulled my 13 y.o. bike out of storage and took it

to the shop. Now I'm asking the same question - "What took so darn long!?" - but it doesn't matter, every ride is a pleasure...

[marzipanni]

10. You might like this NPR report on Denmark encouraging bicycling as good mode of transportation

<snip>
"Bicycles are a very essential element in most people's lives in Denmark," he says. "We have them as small infants and all the way up through the ages."

He's not kidding. Another rider, 83-year-old Soulva Jensen, is using the highway to visit her daughter in a neighboring town.

"The trains are too much trouble at the moment, so I thought it was easier to take the bike," she says.

Once the highway network is completed, an estimated 15,000 additional people will switch from driving to biking. And that, say officials, will have a direct impact on the environment, public health and finances. The bike highway alone is expected to save Copenhagen's health care system some $60 million a year.


http://www.npr.org/2012/09/01/160386904/in-bike-friendly-copenhagen-highways-for-cyclists

[Denninmi]

11. We have an extensive network of safety paths here along main roads.

Plus a bazillion miles of quiet residential streets, so it is very good place to bike.