But I learned quickly, riding it to and from classes every day.
Then I had another bike when I finished my BFA and my M.ED. and Ed.S. at the University of Florida in the 1980s. I loved relearning how to swerve along walkways to avoid other bikes and pedestrians.
AND, I was carrying my little son on the back of the bike a lot of the time. We didn't wear helmets at that time, and I usually had a back pack on with books. I again had a thin tire bike, not like the woman below. Also our baby carrier was just yellow plastic, but it did have a seat belt. I'd drop my son at the day care, or his kindergarten, then wheel across campus to classes. We lived on campus the last 3 years of my study, which was another tiny apartment in my life.
The bicycle girls...on Sepia Saturday this week.
...some bikes sure have gotten expensive.
ReplyDeleteI haven't even looked closely at them lately! Very impressive!
DeleteKids on the back. We did that in the 70s.
ReplyDeleteMe too...if there were safe enough roads to travel.
DeleteI was given a beautiful sky-blue 3-geared bike with white-sidewall balloon tires (and peddle brakes which I much prefer)for my 12th birthday. I loved that bike. It was second-hand, but my Dad had repainted it, put a nice big basket on the front, & outfitted it with special white rubber handles with plastic red & green jeweled ends. I rode that thing everywhere - and of course, back then, without helmet or any other kind of protection. Consequently I had a few cuts, scrapes, and burns when I occasionally crashed. Luckily, nothing truly serious! Later, my sister and I used to rent bikes and go riding through Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. Fun times!
ReplyDeleteYep, I crashed a few times when a teen, but not once (that I remember) I got the Schwinn. Maybe wearing stockings sometimes pushed me to be more of a lady. But most of the time I was in bobby socks and loafers. And I was very lucky not to have any spills while carrying precious cargo behind me!
DeleteI haven't been on a bike in years.
ReplyDeleteMe neither, and don't plan to!
DeleteThere's something about getting a bicycle that's different from choosing a car. It's not just that it has to fit our physique, but I think it has to inspire our desire to be in motion.
ReplyDeleteHello, The last time I was on a bike, I fell off. I twisted my leg and tore my hamstring, it still hurts at times. Never been on a bike again.. Love the last photo. Enjoy your day, wishing you a great new week!
ReplyDeleteAny day now my bike will come out of the shed for another summer.
ReplyDeleteIt's a long time since I rode a bike. Actually the last time was on a tandem bicycle with a blind guy on the rear seat. He really enjoyed our rides.
ReplyDeleteI took a spill from my bike last summer and that discouraged me from riding. I've reached the age where I can't afford to break a bone.
ReplyDeleteThe last time I rode a bike was on the Creeper Trail in southwest Virginia. When I look back on that, I scare myself thinking how it could have gone so wrong.
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