Noodley
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When I were a lad...
Hopefully this does not rekindle the age debate, as we are all valued contributors to the forum irrespective of age, gender, sexual orientation, whatever, whatever, etc.
A few threads have got me thinking back to when I was a lad and how often I was on my bike. I suppose I am talking about aged 9/10 onwards. I was in no way 'a cyclist' but seem to recall going everywhere on my bike. Main roads, tracks, pavements, everywhere in fact. There was little thought given to dangers as far as I remember. I used to cycle to school and back, cycle 60 miles at least once at the weekend, scoot down to the shops, and later when I had a paper round use my bike to carry stupid amounts of 'papers using the full bag as a rear brake.
D'ya think us oldies stifle the youngsters nowadays with talk of danger? Should we just relax a bit more? After all, when we look back to the 60s and 70s we were supposed to be chilled out. How times and people change.
Hopefully this does not rekindle the age debate, as we are all valued contributors to the forum irrespective of age, gender, sexual orientation, whatever, whatever, etc.
A few threads have got me thinking back to when I was a lad and how often I was on my bike. I suppose I am talking about aged 9/10 onwards. I was in no way 'a cyclist' but seem to recall going everywhere on my bike. Main roads, tracks, pavements, everywhere in fact. There was little thought given to dangers as far as I remember. I used to cycle to school and back, cycle 60 miles at least once at the weekend, scoot down to the shops, and later when I had a paper round use my bike to carry stupid amounts of 'papers using the full bag as a rear brake.
D'ya think us oldies stifle the youngsters nowadays with talk of danger? Should we just relax a bit more? After all, when we look back to the 60s and 70s we were supposed to be chilled out. How times and people change.