Riin asked:
>What was it like for the rest of you? Did your parents ride bikes? Did
>you see adults ride bikes when you were a kid?
I don't recollect ever seeing my parents on a bike. My
grandfather once impressed my by riding my bike up the
hill to our house. I thought that was pretty outrageous
behavior for an "old" man, not much older than I am now.
I have bicycling in my blood, I learned only recently: http://cc.usu.edu/~bob/family/kennedy_st.html
{Actually, I very recently learned that my grandmother
might have been adopted into that family, so it might
not be bikers blood coursing thru my veins after all.)
--
Bob Bayn http://cc.usu.edu/~bob/ o
AUS/N&CS I just can't picture having \__^\=*
Utah State Univ fun by burning gasoline. (O)""""o
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bob.bayn@...
Mar 31, 2004 7:12 pm
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RIIN GILL asked: What was it like for the rest of you? Did your parents ride bikes? Did you see adults ride bikes when you were a kid? SB: My parents never...
... I don't recollect ever seeing my parents on a bike. My grandfather once impressed my by riding my bike up the hill to our house. I thought that was...
bob.bayn@...
Apr 1, 2004 3:55 pm
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bob.bayn@...
Apr 3, 2004 1:13 am
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