The Beautiful Sport of Bike Riding

Last Saturday Jon Dean and I took young William to get a new bike. He is ten years old and the thrills don't get much better than a new bike. The previous day Jon Dean bought him a bike at Target which needed some major adjustments. We ended up returning that one. LeDandy has quite a bit of experience with the sport of bike riding so he and Jon Dean took William to a bike store to get a quality bike.

Bikes are one of the items one really needs to buy from a full service bicycle store, even if you have to pay more. Why? Because your bike will periodically need repairs and most bike shops will provide minor adjustments for free on the bikes they sell.


Pictured above, William has a Redline 1.1 BMX freestyle bike. Oh yes, he wears a 'brain bucket' (i.e., helmet) for safety's sake.

LeDandy just had his old Rocky Mountain Fusion hardtail bike tuned up at the bike store since it hasn't been ridden in about four years. We will be doing some family riding soon.

Why did LeDandy take such a long absence from bike riding? Time. Bike riding is a time consuming activity and I switched to a stationary bike and elliptical trainer. Now that I have a riding partner, I'll be riding again.

Oh yes, what does one wear for recreational bike riding? LeDandy recommends a t-shirt and shorts for warm weather. Why would you want to wear nice clothes when you work out? As for spandex shorts, wear 'em if you can!