I rode a bike in France - well, sort of!

louievill

@louievill (28851)

• Philippines

30 May 19

@JudyEv another thing with being able to assemble is you could choose the parts you like, the brands and put them all together and not just rely on stock store bought. It's good only so long as we have the time.

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@JudyEv (325809)

• Rockingham, Australia

30 May 19

It's good if you can fix your own bike. You would save a lot of money by being able to do your own repairs.

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@JudyEv (325809)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 May 19

@louievill True. You can create a bike exactly as you want it.

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cutelilbastart

@hexeduser22 (7253)

• Philippines

30 May 19

All I see is your smile. I'm glad you enjoyed it. Never mind the small injury just savor the fun.

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cutelilbastart

@hexeduser22 (7253)

• Philippines

30 May 19

@JudyEv Next time, try to not focus on anything

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@JudyEv (325809)

• Rockingham, Australia

30 May 19

Thanks. I was really enjoying it till I suddenly focussed on the steps!

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@JudyEv (325809)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 May 19

@hexeduser22 I'll do that. I'll just watch the road ahead. :)

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rsa101

@rsa101 (37952)

• Philippines

30 May 19

I learned to ride the bike when I was in my early teens and loved to go around the old race track. It was fund to really ride it during those times. Unfortunately I was not able to carry that habit when I grew up until today. I really have no idea if I could still ride a bike today as my legs are wobbly already and I forgot how it feels to balance it anymore.

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rsa101

@rsa101 (37952)

• Philippines

30 May 19

@JudyEv hope I could still ride. I fear I could not do it anymore haha

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@JudyEv (325809)

• Rockingham, Australia

30 May 19

I'm sure you'd still be able to ride as they say you never forget. I think it is a bit different if you've never really learnt to ride well in the first place.

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changjiangzhibin89

@changjiangzhibin89 (16532)

• China

30 May 19

It seems that You have not ridden a bike for ages and that is a bit rusty.I learnt to ride a bike at middle school,but never have ridden a horse so far.

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@JudyEv (325809)

• Rockingham, Australia

30 May 19

I rode horses for many years but haven't ridden for a long time now.

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hereandthere

@hereandthere (45651)

• Philippines

30 May 19

i never learned how to, maybe because of a fall with my uncle when he was taking me home after helping at their store. i love your outfit and i love the upper right picture.

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@JudyEv (325809)

• Rockingham, Australia

30 May 19

A fall like that would have put me off too. I quite like the photos too. I was having fun till I fell off. haha. But even then I wasn't hurt.

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Fiacre Banks

@xFiacre (12598)

• Ireland

30 May 19

@judyev You do realise that only the winner of the Tour de France gets to wear a yellow top? Let’s just be thankful that your cycling and my driving were done in different parts of France - I think I might have caused a few heart attacks when I tried to go round roundabouts the ‘wrong’ way.

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Fiacre Banks

@xFiacre (12598)

• Ireland

30 May 19

@JudyEv I always tied to avoid left turns.

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@JudyEv (325809)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 May 19

@xFiacre We made a slight mistake in Austria in our motor-home and accidentally cut across the path of a car. We had four Austrians in the car all shaking their fists at us. We were quite bemused really as that wouldn't happen in Australia. Mostly you'd get a toot and perhaps a finger but no fist-shaking. :)

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@JudyEv (325809)

• Rockingham, Australia

30 May 19

When we had the motor-home in France, we found it really hard to go round a roundabout the wrong way because the roads lead you into them so that you're heading in the correct direction. It was the left turns we found very confusing.

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Always smiling

@allknowing (130064)

• India

30 May 19

People avoid what they look at but you choose to run into it.

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@JudyEv (325809)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 May 19

Yes, except that it didn't really seem like a choice. Haha.

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rebelann1949

@rebelann (111177)

• El Paso, Texas

30 May 19

I haven't ridden a bike since I was about 12, I don't think I would want to try it.

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rebelann1949

@rebelann (111177)

• El Paso, Texas

31 May 19

Maybe if you started with a bike that has training wheels @JudyEv I know it's good exercise

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@JudyEv (325809)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 May 19

I would have liked to be able to ride a bike properly but I guess it will never happen now.

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@JudyEv (325809)

• Rockingham, Australia

3 Jun 19

@rebelann Yes, I need a three-wheeler type of bike.

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Shavkat

@Shavkat (137215)

• Philippines

30 May 19

Perhaps when I was still learning to ride a bike, I always had these bruises. I think it is the best way to have an exercise on a daily basis.

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Shavkat

@Shavkat (137215)

• Philippines

1 Jun 19

@JudyEv I think you can still have the time. I wish I can do that here in my city. Unfortunately, we don't have bicycle lanes here.

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@JudyEv (325809)

• Rockingham, Australia

3 Jun 19

@Shavkat The area around our home is quite hilly and rocky and not easy to ride around.

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@JudyEv (325809)

• Rockingham, Australia

30 May 19

That's true. If I'd been able to ride a little every day, I might have been a lot better now.

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crazyhorseladycx

@crazyhorseladycx (39515)

• United States

30 May 19

bless yer heart! thankfully ya suffered no major 'njury from such. could'a been jest awful. i can look't somethin' wrong'n find a bruise by eve. jest a knack fer such i reckon? 've been that way most'f my life. when i'm out workin' the grounds 're the ponies, such's 'xacerbated. the hubs begs me not to wear short sleeves nor shorts fer fear someone might see'n 'ccuse 'im 'f physical violence. love that sweet smile 'pon yer face! brought joy to my heart'n i thank ya fer such. kudo's to those fella's makin' such a trek so's ya'll could've a lovely breakfast. big hugs!!

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@JudyEv (325809)

• Rockingham, Australia

30 May 19

Thanks for the kind words. Vince has the same worries sometimes when my arms bruise. I'll have a couple of photos of the men on their bikes. I'll put them up soon.

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crazyhorseladycx

@crazyhorseladycx (39515)

• United States

30 May 19

@JudyEv yer welcome! can't wait to see 't. 'tis beautiful that'cha share yer 'dventures with's, ms. judy ~ 'n mighty kind's well.

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (73444)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

31 May 19

Oh, yes I bump into the corner of a table and black and blue. I have not ridden a bike in ages.

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@JudyEv (325809)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 May 19

I'm sure you wouldn't have forgotten how to but I never learnt to ride properly in the first place.

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (17849)

• London, England

30 May 19

Just gotta get back on your bike and pedal again!

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@JudyEv (325809)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 May 19

That's what is always said about falling off a horse. Get back on immediately and carry on.

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Anindita Sengupta

@aninditasen (15742)

• Raurkela, India

31 May 19

I learned riding a bike when I was nine and seldom had a fall.

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@JudyEv (325809)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 May 19

If children learn when they are young, they seem to very safe from then on. I'm sure you would have enjoyed riding as a child.

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Anindita Sengupta

@aninditasen (15742)

• Raurkela, India

3 Jun 19

@JudyEv Yes, I did enjoy but not always.

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dhia eddine

@didinedhia (8475)

• Algeria

30 May 19

oh that's really good

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@JudyEv (325809)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 May 19

Thanks. :)

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dhia eddine

@didinedhia (8475)

• Algeria

31 May 19

@JudyEv you are welcome

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Anna

@LadyDuck (458207)

• Switzerland

30 May 19

We are twins about bikes Judy. I learnt to bike that I was already 16, I was never comfortable and when I focus on something I go bump against it.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (458207)

• Switzerland

30 May 19

@JudyEv Exactly and if I try to avoid it, I fell.

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@JudyEv (325809)

• Rockingham, Australia

30 May 19

It's funny, isn't it? that you look at something then seem to head straight for it.

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Sharon

@simone10 (54189)

• Louisville, Kentucky

30 May 19

Yes, I have always bruised easy. I was about ten years old when I taught myself how to ride a bike. I had a lot of scratches and skinned knees but I was so proud of myself. Here, most kids are riding bikes around 5 years old so I was a little older when I learned.

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Sharon

@simone10 (54189)

• Louisville, Kentucky

2 Jun 19

@JudyEv lol...it has to be hard to learn as an adult.

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@JudyEv (325809)

• Rockingham, Australia

30 May 19

They start kids off at a really young age now don't they? I would feel happier with training wheels!!

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M.-L.

@MALUSE (69413)

• Germany

30 May 19

I once rode too slowly and touched the curb at an odd angle. I fell off my bike and broke my arm. :-( This happened in front of a shop. The son of the owners was a pupil of mine. They helped me get up and to the doctor's.

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@JudyEv (325809)

• Rockingham, Australia

30 May 19

I'm sorry you broke your arm but glad I didn't break mine. That really would have thrown a spanner in the works.

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Fleur

@Fleura (29128)

• United Kingdom

14 Jul 19

Oh dear, hope the bruises have faded! I love my bike; people used to jokingly ask 'Do you live on that thing?' I use it practically every day. Walking seems so unbearably slow in comparison. You do have to look further ahead at where you want to go, and not focus on closer obstacles.

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Fleur

@Fleura (29128)

• United Kingdom

14 Jul 19

@JudyEv Well maybe not quite that much - a pony is a companion in a way a machine can never be.

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@JudyEv (325809)

• Rockingham, Australia

14 Jul 19

@Fleura Yes, that's true. I forgot that for a moment.

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@JudyEv (325809)

• Rockingham, Australia

14 Jul 19

When I was younger I had a pony which also got me much greater distances than I could ever walk. I'm sure you love your bike as much as I loved my pony.

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