By:
The Dude on the Right
I did something yesterday that I haven’t done in three or four years (that last time was on
Long Beach
Island in New Jersey, known for its summer resort areas and
Chowderfest,
but it was just a quick trip for some breakfast so I don’t really think
it counts). Anyway, I went for a bike ride. It’s not that I
haven’t wanted to go on a bike ride, it’s just there was one essential
thing missing – a bike. But on my last trip to the homestead, my
brother, who has two bikes, let me take his old
Schwinn World
Sport. I hauled it back to my pad, and finally, yesterday, had
some time to load it into the dude-mobile, head to my local forest
preserve, and take it for a spin. They say you never forget how to
ride a back, and I guess they are right, but I have to admit I was a
little shaky at first. My first issue, dealing with toe clips, but
I finally got adjusted to them, and even though it was one of those
multi-use trails, I made it around the trail no worse for wear.
Now this may not seem like anything significant, but when
was the last time you went on a nice bike ride? Me, I used to bike
a lot, back in Ohio down lots of country roads, and when I was in
college at I.I.T., the
Lake Shore Drive bike path was a fabulous ride. But then my
bicycle broke and I never did anything about it. The other thing
is that I have a bet with my sister about some weight-loss issues, and
this adds a new weapon to my arsenal, along with my coat rack, umm, I
mean exercise bike, and this other crazy contraption that I don’t want
to admit I own unless I actually get off my ass and use it. It
supposedly worked for a couple of famous personalities, but we’ll see on
that one, in any case, it really felt good to hear the crunching of the
limestone under my tires and have the wind go through my hair under my
bike helmet. After I caught my breath, it was good to hear the
Cubs beat the
Giants on my drive
back to the dude-pad.
That’s it for this one! I’m The Dude on the Right!! L8R!!!