3/30/11
Gettin' down to the wire here. Was reading a bike tier journal by "The Pink Panther" on crazyguyonabike.com
She was possibly the first woman to cross the country on a Cattrike (recumbent) solo back in 2007. From her posts and pictures, I admired her spirit, her physicality, and her beauty.
I wanted to let her know how much we valued her information. We will use some of her route changes on the road.
Then I read the last post in the journal. Her daughter wrote it. Several years after, The Pink Panther had died of an unusual viral condition that affected her heart.
No sermon here. Just that none of us have a crystal ball to help us make life decisions.
So never say never. Get it?
INITIAL POST
Nope, this isn't about The Road or The Route or The Tour. We're talking about The Naysayers, a social collective of non and cycling people who just don't "get it."
Gettin' down to the wire here. Was reading a bike tier journal by "The Pink Panther" on crazyguyonabike.com
She was possibly the first woman to cross the country on a Cattrike (recumbent) solo back in 2007. From her posts and pictures, I admired her spirit, her physicality, and her beauty.
I wanted to let her know how much we valued her information. We will use some of her route changes on the road.
Then I read the last post in the journal. Her daughter wrote it. Several years after, The Pink Panther had died of an unusual viral condition that affected her heart.
No sermon here. Just that none of us have a crystal ball to help us make life decisions.
So never say never. Get it?
INITIAL POST
Nope, this isn't about The Road or The Route or The Tour. We're talking about The Naysayers, a social collective of non and cycling people who just don't "get it."
We're grateful that we commit to the premise, "half the fun is getting there," or we'd already have problems.
For your amusement, some of the more probing comments:
1. WHAT IF: we're killed by a car (the worst), we get sick, or we are kidnapped by drug dealers on the U.S./Mexican border?
As our 3-year old granddaughter recently commented when she dropped a magic marker into the doorwell of a bus. "S-t happens!" We are more concerned about where she learned this slogan than we are about possible on-tour catastrophes. As for Bill, I am convinced he has more lives than a cat. Don't think he'll hit his limit on this trip.
2. HOW WILL YOU: carry your own equipment, ride a tandem and stay married?
We're married 42 years in June, and may celebrate our anniversary while still on the route. Not going to terminate the relationship with that kind of track record. Besides, we worked together in the same office for the last ten years before we retired. You learn to treat each other nice. Sometimes.
3. ARE YOU: having someone follow you in a car?
Nononono. A SAG would cancel any sense of accomplishment. And people would really believe we were sane if we had support.
