1969, the ad is from - Ingo was old enough for a bike like that.
Maybe.
(So.Darn.Cool!!!)...
I got a girlie-bike in 1976 instead.
And now I have this.
I colored it back in 2008 so no one steals it.. Worked!
And yes. A boy´s bike...
I´ll walk come Tuesday when I have a date with ESE.
Traffic is like hell here.
Especially e-scooters.
Even Ingo does not dare to cycle anymore!!!
You? Still up to cycling? And nice? No respect here.
At least I will have a Döner with fK.
Apart from that Ingo feeds me (too) well....
Henry 🦁
To "the cool" - heat waves are mostly gone, now - I am tired (I want to help other women who go through menopause... and their partners).
And have to manage studies as well - at this age!!! (53 here)
Gack!!!
I started being a co-parent (like many) at age 5+.
Tired, soooo tired. Many a job on the kid´s way.
I want to... re-tire. I´m having enough and yes.
Others are off way worse.
I am aware.
Look at Ingo. King of the jungle - like I was.
No boss I had, I was ... me. For Volkswagen... And now... a student.
Starting at zero.
Again.
23 comments:
I always ride my bike around my area. I was practically born on a bike. Like many Dutch people. I have cycled in London, Paris, New York, Copenhagen, and Berlin. In London, I wouldn't dare to anymore. It doesn't matter. But it is quite sad that I also no longer dare to in Amsterdam. It's too busy and it seems like no one follows the rules.
It is so sad! We do have bike-lanes but they are misused and hence.... On a bike always, what else? I walk 50 minutes instead of taking the push-bike.
...back in the day every kid wanted a 1969 Huffy "wheelie bikes!"
And I STILL want one!
Sorry I wasn't by yesterday. We had a wedding. But I had a red bike as a kid, and then about 1967 my parents got me those high handle bars, the banana seat and the sissy bar just like in the photo. I was sooooo happy when we switched up my bike. You can see I even remember the names for those parts. :) Hope you're having a nice weekend. hugs-Erika
I was too old for the bike in your photo. For a while I road a hand-me-down boy's bike from my Cousin Robert. When I was 10 I got a real bike, a blue Raleigh English bike with handbrakes. In college, I had a 10-speed bike which I rode back and forth to my job at the hospital. I haven't been on a bike in decades. People drive like maniacs here so I'm not sure I'd even ride a bike if I could.
I sold my last bike years ago. It is too scary for me to ride one now although lots of people do.
I am not into riding a bike, but I can appreciate the joy that some experience with this. I love to walk, though. Those are nice looking bikes, dear friend Iris. And Henry is looking pretty colourful and calm today. :) Have a wonderful Sunday! And I have been feeling pretty tired as well! I pushed myself this morning to get some things done! Now that the heat is starting to back off a bit, I think my energy will restore itself. This is what I am hoping for. Sending you hugs and much love, dear Iris.
I liked riding a bike but ppl are too crazy now, no one respects the rules. E-bike food delivery guys are the worst, constantly on the sidewalk! The city has started putting stickers on the sidewalk corners saying you cannot ride on the sidewalks. We have plenty of bike paths.
Nice old bike -Christine cmlk70.blogspot.com
I don't cycle anymore, the roads are not safe with lots of crazy drivers. Two people were killed last week, very sad.
No bike for me, not for years. But there are many bike trails here now, although riding on the streets is not safe because the US has never really adopted bikes as a legit means of transportation. I do see e'bikes in town now though, so they are becoming more common.
I am glad you cooled down!
I remember those bikes in the first photo from when I was a kid but it seemed back then that only rich kids had them, my first bike was given to me by a cousin and I had to share it with my sister.
A wedding is a good thing!!!! Oh, a banana seat! Maybe Ingo can magically turn mine into such one, too (kidding, reckon you don´t get those parts (for little money) today...).
Thank you for sharing your memories! Hugs
Sad we need the "right" age for some things.
Wow. Mine has 6 gears and that is already too much to handle for me!
Yes. Maniacs is the correct word. So sad. Think my time is over, too. Because of "those".
I think I´ll give mine away, too. It is crazy.
We enjoyed riding years ago. So much so that a former blogger (but still friend for real)... LOL,, he asked me to stop posting pics from Ingo on a bike.
But these days people are that aggressive. Even on foot you have to be prepared to make room in a sec! Oh, dear friend Linda.... to pushing ourselves to get things done. We must! Hugs and love to you!
It is the same world-wide!!! So sad!!! Yes. Bike paths, of course. They drive wherever thy want! Saw one on the main road with the cars even!!
Sooooo cool!
Really. Everywhere the same. How? Why?
The cooling down... my body resumed the heat. Tonight the whole bed was on fire ;-) Poor Ingo! E-bikes... you should need a license for that, like for a motorbike! E-Scooters, same! Also... People grow fatter with that "help"....
I grew up in a small town and saw those bikes only in the ads... Yes. My Brother had to take my orange girlie bike...
I don't ride a bike anymore, I have one but it is in the shed all dusty and I htink the tyres are no good now. I can ride on flat ground and if the slope is downhill, but uphill, even a very gradual slope that LOOKS flat, I can't do it. The extra effort needed hurts my hip joints and my back. My girls had bikes similar to the one in the photo, the boys had "BMX" bikes.
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