My wife and I LOVE riding our vintage bikes from a bygone era, they hark from a time when every month was "Bike Month"...
Indeed, we love it so much, back in 2016 we organised our first Tweed ... read more
Topic: My Bicycle Romance
I am passionate about tinkering and have been working on building a hackbike from spares and old bikes. A colleague (Alec R.) who is very good with bikes has been assisting me and we have a basic f... read more
Topic: My Bicycle Romance
2021 Biking Goals:
Ride 5,000 miles. Check (5,650)
Ride 1,000 miles in a month. Check. (1,002)
Ride a century. Check (with my son, Dec 17)
Put more miles on my ... read more
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Well, thanks to Biketober, Tracey Harding and I decided to rent some gravel bikes from Outback Bikes and give them a spin around Georgia Tech today before the house hold was awake. :)
Topic: My Bicycle Romance
On my way home from The Whole Dog Market, I saw a stranded driver. I stopped and helped, Ian, the ride-share driver, change his tire! Never did that when I owned a car!
Topic: My Bicycle Romance
So, I rode with Geri, my daughter to Howard and as I was leaving I noticed a trash bag ripped open at the South East corner of Boulevard and John Wesley Dobbs. Cars kept hitting the trash bag and ... read more
Topic: My Bicycle Romance
I’ve always wanted to ride a tandem bicycle, and I’ve challenged myself to rebuild one. So far I’ve fixed the rear coaster brake and replaced the front tire, so it can be safely ridden around. Now ... read more
No, I have not managed to do it yet, but it is on my "To do" list for next year. 😎
I have fallen in love with cycling since I did a charity bike ride this year "Cycle 100 Miles in June" f... read more
Topic: My Bicycle Romance
Cycling is alot like surfing,... Going with the flow of traffic, riding side to side like if you own the road. You see the big one coming so you go for it, cutting the wind with the energy of a Typ... read more
Topic: My Bicycle Romance
For whatever reason, whenever I go a while without riding a bike I am always so nervous to get back on one. I use to be able to ride a bike with one or no hands. I was trying to get a selfie of mys... read more
Topic: My Bicycle Romance
My wife and I recently decided that the car was for wimps. We put it forth that it was only for things impossible to do on a bike. I even go to get my homebrew supplies on a bike (55lb sack of grai... read more
Topic: My Bicycle Romance
I am going to be moving out on my own soon so I've been stepping up my bike game to try and get by without needing a car. There are plenty of cycle routes around my new place and I will be able to... read more
Biking can be a surprisingly good date idea. During Detroit bike month I've gone on several bike-involved dates--to the river, John K King, and up through Palmer Park and the avenue of fashion. Bik... read more
I've always loved bike riding and just getting outside. I hate walking I'd much rather ride any day. Over the years I've won three Trek Bicycles from the county A beach cruiser, a mountain bike and... read more
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My bike is a custom sport Nishiki road bike that used to be my mom's bike (she bought it new in 1981) that came with me when I moved to San Diego for grad school. I rode it all the time from my apa... read more
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I went to go see so many new (to me) gardens and parks. I #BIKELOVE being able to take my Marin off road. There are so many little parks hidden around in neighborhoods and I want to see them all.
Topic: My Bicycle Romance
Any day I get to cycle with my beautiful wife is a blessed day! She gives me inspiration and has shown me time and time again what joy it is to be outdoors enjoying nature and each other. I'm eve... read more
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Had my first outdoor ride in over 50 days. Really enjoyed it, but hadn't dressed for the weather. I only had on trainers and 1 pair of socks feet felt like blocks of ice. Been out today and had on ... read more
Topic: My Bicycle Romance
I was out on a social bike ride with friends. We had stopped at a pub to "carb" load and listen to some live music. On a whimsy, I texted a woman I had chatted with briefly on an online dating site... read more
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I met my fiancé Chris through cycling over 3 years ago. We have had many many cycling adventures since including riding coast to coast in the UK in various directions and cycling 4,000km across Eur... read more
Topic: My Bicycle Romance
Growing up, I was lost confidence in cycling. In the few times I dared to get on a bicycle I was nearly hit by cars and was car-doored in undergrad in Ōtepoti Dunedin. It was terrifying for me, and... read more
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I have to be honest I prefer bikes to cars and love looking at other peoples bikes.
My grandparents owned a bike shop which was famous in the Eastleigh UK area. The shop had a very distinct sme... read more
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I was riding my bike to school in 7th grade and was hit at an intersection by a man turning who didn't see me. Legend has it that some friends were on a nearby bus and saw it all go down. I'm sure ... read more
Topic: My Bicycle Romance
Fell in love with biking since 8 years old. With well used tricycle, nothing like riding and cornering till one back wheel comes up.
Since then had few bikes, Dad's old Morrison and Ralei... read more
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The Real Bike Story
Man with bike arrived at 9.00 am. Man with beard, tattooed all over with skull rings and similar on all his fingers. Thin frame with ... read more
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Tried downhill mountain biking for the first time last week. Made it all the way to the bottom in one piece, hurrah!
Topic: My Bicycle Romance
I love my Faraday Porteur so much! We put in over 5,000 miles a year together and it replaced a car for my family!
Topic: My Bicycle Romance
Spent the past summer in NW Missouri hills above Kansas City. Was able to get in over 1700 rolling terrain miles to strengthen the legs. Many beautiful roads north of Platte City, but not entry lev... read more
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Helped another lady and her dog today. Her dog had a hurt foot from the Piedmont Park dog park and I put them in the Douze and got them across the park to their house. 3 in a month!
Topic: My Bicycle Romance
I’ve always wanted to ride a tandem bicycle, and I’ve challenged myself to rebuild one. So far I’ve fixed the rear coaster brake and replaced the front tire, so it can be safely ridden around. Now ... read more
Buy one,
Ring it and make others smile,
Ring it when no one’s around and make yourself smile,
The cycling world would be a better place if there were more bell ringers,
I love my bi... read more
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M U D
The mud will wash off but the memories will last a lifetime.
Throw back to 2016 - When I first introduced my wife to cycling.
Charley and I were first dating and she ask... read more
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It’s been awhile since I’ve taken my beach cruiser out on the trail…and damn did it feel good. I miss the calm adrenaline I feel on the open road, the quiet joy that comes from peddling hard then s... read more
Topic: My Bicycle Romance
Hey everybody,
Working for the Detroit Health Dept this year has afforded me some amazing experiences. Networking within the Detroit
Bike Community has been a rewarding experience. Whi... read more
Topic: My Bicycle Romance
My other half is absolutely cycling mad. As a result we now shuttle between Sheffield and Nottingham. It’s a lovely trip, especially in the sunshine of an early summer evening. If you’re ever looki... read more
Topic: My Bicycle Romance
So having mainly used a road bike for commuting and leisure for the last 10 years, I have had to switch to my trusty 28 year old mountain bike this week. My road bike needs essential maintenance, t... read more
I love riding my bicycle. It's become a vessel to discover flora, fauna, birds, and mycelium. For this weeks challenge-- Biking with a friend-- I decided to hit the road with my main-squeeze, Frank... read more
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I got my Diamondback Outlook as a gift in 1996! We have logged many miles together, including a tour across the state of Pennsylvania (I completed about 375 miles of it over seven days.)
H... read more
We love our electric bikes. Yesterday we cycled 35 hilly miles round trip, with a very large heavy fruit cake and picnic lunch for 4, to surprise my Dad for his 87th Birthday. We have done 1000... read more
I grew up using a bike for transportation in my Alva neighborhood. Later on, I spent my teens going to Caloosahatchee Regional Park to hone my single track off-road biking skills. I didn’t do much ... read more
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When my first wife and I divorced, we agreed that each of us should take a 6-month holiday. Mine began in February, 1977; I had decided to ride to the Atlantic Coast from San Jose, California.
... read more
Many years ago shortly after I met the woman who a few years later would become my wife, she invited me to join her for a ride with a group that was meeting at Candy Cane City in the Chevy Chase, M... read more
It started on my birthday in 4th grade. A bicycle appeared as a gift. It was a solid tyred Red bike with tassles. This was the start of a wonderful romance. This bicycle opened up my entire wor... read more
I have always been interested in riding a bike. Growing up (in Malaysia), or family could hardly afford a bike and I always watched with envy our neighbours having their bikes. It was until years l... read more
Topic: My Bicycle Romance
My romance with my bicycle started when I was just 4 Years old and increased ever since. I just love my bike, love being outdoors, love nature, love to be fit and healthy, love to save petrol and ... read more
Topic: My Bicycle Romance
Since signing up on Love To Ride I have now logged my 1000th ride.
I’m a keen cyclist / commuter ( though the commute has been curtailed due to working from home )so I have been trying to get o... read more
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This year I have named, 'Triple L'. I've found love, of course been in lockdown and experienced loss.
Think back to your school days. I'm the 'ginger' girl in your year. The shy red-hea... read more
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In early May, my fiancé and I decided to get ahead of the uncertainty 2020. We saddled up and biked to the court house to get a marriage license. We arranged for a family friend to solemnize our ma... read more
Topic: My Bicycle Romance
