confusedcyclist
Veteran
Had a bit of fun on the commute home yesterday with total strangers.
There were two kids on bicycles at the bottom of a long steep hill, as I approached they were getting excitable. One shouted something (in a sarcastic tone) along the lines of "Nice bike, can you ride with us", I responded, "Bet you can't keep up." They accepted the challenge. And we raced to the top. I won. Good times were had and I took home the glory of 1st place (well, if you can call beating 13 year olds on BSOs, glory). Had I been in a car, I perhaps might have missed out on the wonderful interaction with total strangers. Oh the joys of riding a bicycle.
There were two kids on bicycles at the bottom of a long steep hill, as I approached they were getting excitable. One shouted something (in a sarcastic tone) along the lines of "Nice bike, can you ride with us", I responded, "Bet you can't keep up." They accepted the challenge. And we raced to the top. I won. Good times were had and I took home the glory of 1st place (well, if you can call beating 13 year olds on BSOs, glory). Had I been in a car, I perhaps might have missed out on the wonderful interaction with total strangers. Oh the joys of riding a bicycle.