(Or should I strap that 12-pack to my bike rack?)
Yeah sure, it's great to go for training rides and do some races here and there, but for me, I like to combine a little adventure with the bike.
Case in point -> Fall 1985: two poor college kids buy tickets to see The Clash. We throw a 12-pack on my bike rack & my buddy, who is missing brakes for his bike, pedal 25 miles to a ferry, cross Lake Champlain to Burlington, VT and watch The Clash in fine form.
Next morning, dragging a bit, we pedal home just in time to miss Calculus class.
The point is: adventure can be had with a bike, a little bit of money and a good outlook on life. You don't need all that fancy stuff to have fun.
And the kicker is, I still have my ticket stub from that concert and that buddy is still a close friend of mine. Priceless.
Yeah sure, it's great to go for training rides and do some races here and there, but for me, I like to combine a little adventure with the bike.
Case in point -> Fall 1985: two poor college kids buy tickets to see The Clash. We throw a 12-pack on my bike rack & my buddy, who is missing brakes for his bike, pedal 25 miles to a ferry, cross Lake Champlain to Burlington, VT and watch The Clash in fine form.
Next morning, dragging a bit, we pedal home just in time to miss Calculus class.
The point is: adventure can be had with a bike, a little bit of money and a good outlook on life. You don't need all that fancy stuff to have fun.
And the kicker is, I still have my ticket stub from that concert and that buddy is still a close friend of mine. Priceless.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqH21LEmfbQ
1 comment:
that is an awesome story. wish i had seen the clash back then.
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