The healing power of the bicycle a Rivendell story.

[hsmitham]

Yep here it is.

Tail Winds,

~Hugh

[Minh]

Berthoud fenders? I'm have a set of Barlow passes on the shelf for my hill borne so looking at fender options.

[islaysteve]

Hugh and David, thanks for the inspiring story and great pictures of a beautiful bike. As I sit reading, beer in hand, I'm resting from a few hours spent working on my Bleriot, trying to sort out stubborn shifters. Your post is indeed healing. Cheers, Steve

[Hugh Smitham]

Hey Steve,

Thanks man. The beer is a nice touch and if I wasn't off to a wedding shortly I'd be joining you in the same endeavor. Glad you liked the post.

Tail Winds,

~Hugh

“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” ― Albert Einstein

http://velocipeedemusings.com/

On Sat, Nov 21, 2015 at 3:12 PM, islaysteve <alki...@verizon.net> wrote:

Hugh and David, thanks for the inspiring story and great pictures of a beautiful bike.  As I sit reading, beer in hand, I'm resting from a few hours spent working on my Bleriot, trying to sort out stubborn shifters.  Your post is indeed healing.  Cheers, Steve

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[Chris Lampe 2]

I first got the bug to get an adult bike in about 1993-1994.  With my usual obsessiveness I spent more than a year researching bicycles and bicycling.  I bought a book in 1995 that was written by an Englishman who I believe was editor of Bicycling at the time and it was full of stories about people who literally got their lives back by riding a bicycle.  At the time, I was struggling with my weight and that book convinced me to buy my first bike, a Trek.  I lost a ton of weight and  was the healthiest I've ever been, as long as I rode my bike almost every day.   

If anyone here knows who Duff McKagan is (bass player for Guns N' Roses), he has an autobiography called "It's So Easy" and he came as close to drinking himself to death as is possible. When he got out of the hospital and continued his detox process, he found an old mountain bike in his garage and began riding it every day, all day long.  He went on to add literature and martial arts to his life but he credits that old mountain bike with making it possible for him to begin to live again.  If anyone is interested in the Rock & Roll lifestyle and redemption, I highly recommend Duff's book.  

[dougP]

In addition to healing power, bicycling can be good preventative medicine.  When I had a heart attack, the paramedics couldn't understand my pulse & BP because they didn't jive for someone having a heart attack.  Since it's obvious I don't spend any time at the gym, they asked what I did for fitness, & I told them "ride my bike a lot".  I credit bicycling with literally saving my life.  As crappy as it is, my heart was still in decent enough shape to survive, all because of bicycling. 

PS:  For years I'd promised myself a nice touring bike after my kids graduated college, etc.  After surviving my "cardiac even" (love those medical euphemisms), once I got back into decent shape I ordered my Atlantis; screw waiting. 

dougP

[Deacon Patrick]

Every day I can, it is a wondrous gift of healing to get out on a ride, no matter if a mile or a hundred!

With abandon,

Patrick

[David Person]

It was great of Hugh to take the time to do a nice write-up of our meet up yesterday. Probably spent as much time talking (bikes and life) as riding. I'm glad we were able to hook up.

Minh, the fenders are SKS P50s.

David P.

[ascpgh]

Too few have learned the value that gift through words. Compared to equivalent physical lessons It's easier, hurts less and leaves miles off your soul's odometer.

Andy Cheatham

Pittsburgh