The real Starting Point -
trikes and trikin'.
Roni and Terri as novices,
with Chrissie lying on a blankey waiting...
until she can at least walk, and then pedal.
My roomy, Lucas, is a Dutchman, who tells me his mother used to take him cycling in the 1920's, as she did for all of her children when they were little, on her bicycle in a basket up front.
Little kids in bicycle baskets, or a dear little dog, were common back then.
Just think of the 'Wizard of Oz' movie, for example.
No seat belts, either. You just took your chances and so did the child.
Perhaps thats why so many of us seniors act a little weird - all those babies spilling out of bicycle baskets, landing on our heads and tumbling into the ditches.
With Holland being so flat, cycling was, and is, quite easy and friendly an activity. Even today, there are bike racks everywhere with every sort of bicycle parked in them as hundreds of people cycle around to work, to pay their bills, to shop, or simply head out for a ride or a coffee.
Here in Canada, cycling is becoming more popular but meaning several thousand cars to each cyclist on the roads.
We could lower that rate. Just hop on a bike and go. Any old bike.
No need to fillerup.
When my daughter, Roni, was only 5 or 6, she asked me "How much is fillerup, Mom?"
Well, it's a lot more now than it ever was back in the 70's.
A lot more money, that is. Much, much more. At least 5 times more.
Save your money! Cycle!
Roni and Terri's cycling adventures got me interested in cycling as an adult, and I hope I can do the same for others.
Karen
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