My best riding buddy doesn't even own a bike!
07-02-13, 05:26 PM
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My best riding buddy doesn't even own a bike!
My best riding buddy doesn't even own a bike. In fact she couldn't ride one if she did.
But when Little Miss Anna Bug says "Pappa! Ride?" It's impossible to resist. And once we're riding, she turns into Jillian Michaels and begins exhorting me to go faster. When I stop for breath, she doesn't let me slack off, of no... "Ride! Go! Go!"
I've developed a circuit of town that's 1.6 miles and have gone over it twice. From the sound of it, I'll be doing it again after I hit "submit"....
Well, I have no complaints. It's getting easier by the day and I've lost five lbs.
But when Little Miss Anna Bug says "Pappa! Ride?" It's impossible to resist. And once we're riding, she turns into Jillian Michaels and begins exhorting me to go faster. When I stop for breath, she doesn't let me slack off, of no... "Ride! Go! Go!"
I've developed a circuit of town that's 1.6 miles and have gone over it twice. From the sound of it, I'll be doing it again after I hit "submit"....
Well, I have no complaints. It's getting easier by the day and I've lost five lbs.
07-02-13, 05:28 PM
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I think she's pushing with her feet Fred Flinstone style and Papa, stop being a slacker.
07-02-13, 05:34 PM
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great post rollerdave i see u still have the fun factor going for u
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My daughter would know better than to get behind daddy since daddy breaks wind all the time, and it's a stinky wind!
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That is adorable! I want a childseat for my kid but I'm waiting until he's a little bigger. The recumbent looks safe, too, although my son seems to share my wife's motion sickness issues - I'd worry that limited visibility would make him throw up.
Or maybe just the sight of daddy's back hair.
Or maybe just the sight of daddy's back hair.
07-02-13, 06:46 PM
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Some folks wake up wondering what life will do to them today... I'd rather happen to life, make IT wonder what I'LL do to IT today....
That is adorable! I want a childseat for my kid but I'm waiting until he's a little bigger. The recumbent looks safe, too, although my son seems to share my wife's motion sickness issues - I'd worry that limited visibility would make him throw up.
Or maybe just the sight of daddy's back hair.
Or maybe just the sight of daddy's back hair.
07-02-13, 06:49 PM
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One more circuit! Five miles. not bad for a pudgy old codger.
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That's a pretty cool rig.
07-02-13, 10:02 PM
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My son is a bit too young to go out in a trailer just yet, but he laughs so hard when he sees me in my lycra, jersey and helmet. Probably not the only one laughing, but he is cute and pulls it off. Excited for next summer and taking him out.
Thanks for sharing your experience! And rig, looks really comfy.
Thanks for sharing your experience! And rig, looks really comfy.
