Comments on: The Thrill of Riding

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 01:19:21 +0000

The original post is pretty much right on. My 7 year old isn’t allowed to travel alone except about the block on his bike (we live on a state highway). Whenever we go anywhere I point out the idiots riding the wrong way, and how we don’t cycle on the sidewalk as a rule. His first cycling experiences occured when he was 2 months old in atrailer and he continued to watch how it was done until he graduated to the back of the tandem at 6. Inresponse to he who doesn’t use the road on his bike….. Wow, 45″ and you are having a hard time getting your bike through? It would occur to most people (one would think) that will that poor of distance perception you also have no place in an automobile and I hope for everyone’s sake you no longer drive.

By: Arnold P Salinas

Arnold P Salinas — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 18:48:37 +0000

I’m a 71 year old male thats been riding for the last 5 years. I’ve been riding on streets and sidewalks and have been very fortunate that I have not had an accident. I live in St louis, Mo. but my riding experience has been in Slidell La, New Jersey to Atlantic City, Gulf coast area around WaveLand Miss, in Slidell, La, alone the Delaware river in Philly, Corpus Christi, Texas, areas. I ride to keep healthy and physical fit out of fear of becoming bed ridden and having to put my love ones to care for bedding ridden Me. This riding has kept Me youthfull physically and mentally fit and alert. I have NO physical pain and feel bless in that I don’t worry much about anything. I love the way I feel and thus enjoy the days that the good Lord has granted me Life.
St Louis city has some nice bike trails and also across the river in Illinois.
To ALL you their that get home from work and sit in front of the TV and watch all that garbage-do your love ones a favor. Get out and ride to get rid of fustrations, boredom, problems and five your body the work out that it needs to sustain you in good health for as long as God does not need to call on you. Do this for yourself and out of love and consideration for your love ones.
Take care and God Bless you with good riding habits and safety.

By: Greg Rasmussen

Greg Rasmussen — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 14:49:15 +0000

I agree totally with the author regarding the safety of riding on the road vs. riding on sidewalks. By definition sidewalks are for pedestrian traffic. I live in Michigan, where many towns and cities have banned riding on the sidewalks for bikers. The same people who complain about the danger of cars on the road pose the same dangers to walkers on the sidewalk. Not only does one run the risk of being hit by a car when riding on the sidewalk, they run the risk of hitting a pedestrian, especially young children or older adults who use the sidewalks as a safe passage to walk to their destinations. Please advocate for safe biking to everyone you meet during a ride!

By: Lance Rickerson

Lance Rickerson — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 12:52:40 +0000

I am 69 yrs. old and i try to ride 5 -10 miles each morning. The trouble is i have a hard time finding anyone to ride with. It seems everyone in my neighborhood only wants to sit at home at watch tv. Any ideas? I disagree with you about riding on sidewalks. About 30 yrs. ago a young punk knocked me off the road ans i received a broken wrist and cracked collorbone. You would have to put a gun to my head to make me ride with car traffic. I only ride bike trails or sidewalks.Even though they are sometimes rough and uneven they a million times safer than getting hit by a car. I live in Windermere, Fla. and recently the town finally completed a bike ramp over canal. The problem is the guard rails are only 45 inches wide which is very very narrow and create a scary ride over bridge(my handlebars barely miss rails by 5-6 inches. I am pushing the town council to widen rails but i dont know how wide they should be. Any ideas? Thanks