I got a yellow bmx around 1985or 86 from Santa claus,I cycled to school every day that the weather permitted, I was 5 or 6 yrs old, I remember my first ride like it was yesterday.My father brought me down the road to a creamery,the creamery building was in the middle of a ring road, probably no more than 50m around, there is a little river that runs at the back with a 2 ft drop off into it and probably 6" of water on a normal day, I got on the bike and after a few trial runs with my father keeping my balance it was time to go it alone, I panicked went wobbly, forgot how to steer and couldn't remember where the brakes were, straight over the 2ft drop and into the river.It is a very fond memory.From here I cycled everyday I could, throughout school and into my working life, Id cycle to the pub, to my friends, to work, to the nightclub 5 miles away.Basically everywhere.I moved to London over 12 yrs ago at the grand old age of 22 and that was the end of cycling for me.London life took some getting used to, having to get up in the middle of the night,5.30am to get 30 or 40 odd miles into work for an 8am start, the equivalent journey in Ireland would have taken half an hour.Life turned to working sleeping working sleeping with a little time for socialising.I became a father for the first time 3yrs and 3weeks ago.I was 17stone and realised this wasnt good enough,14 stone is an ideal weight for my height/build so I wanted to do something about it.I ended up buying a bike in the summer of 2013.Stopped cycling again for 6 months after this but now I get out when I can.planning on getting out at 5 tomorrow morning and looking forward to it.Im also looking forward to getting my son his first bike and teaching him which will be soon as he is showing a keen interest in my bikes and asking where his one is.my daughter is 3 weeks old so looking to get a tow thingy for her eventually. Im hoping cycling will be a big part in my future for many years to come