Bicycles
By DianneN
@DianneN (246720)
United States
June 17, 2019 7:29pm CST
I miss riding my bicycle. I keep one in Florida, because it’s nice and flat there and easy to ride.
My granddaughter received a new bicycle from her parents for her birthday last Tuesday. She’s been riding a bike since she was a toddler.
She didn’t have school on her birthday due to teacher workshops, so she and her mother rode their bikes along the Hudson River on the bike/jogging paths to the George Washington Bridge. It was over a 13 mile ride.
She only fell off her bike once, 
, stopped to put her tootsies in the river, picked mulberries, and played with goats used by the city of New York to eat poison ivy. (Live and learn.)
Do you ride a bike?
, stopped to put her tootsies in the river, picked mulberries, and played with goats used by the city of New York to eat poison ivy. (Live and learn.)
Do you ride a bike?41 people like this
41 responses
@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
18 Jun 19
Oh me too! I have been riding/driving something since I can remember. I need a new bike.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
18 Jun 19
I haven't in years but when I was young I road everywhere. We loved to ride our bikes and we lived on a quiet street in a rather quiet town. Your granddaughter is a real beauty. Wonder where she got those genes??? lol
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
18 Jun 19
@DianneN Oh yah we attached baseball cards to our wheels with clothes pins so they made noise and then put our feet up on the handlebars. lol we were a wild bunch.
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@DianneN (246720)
• United States
18 Jun 19
@BelleStarr Oh, yes! How cool we were. My mother would have killed me if she ever saw me doing that.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
18 Jun 19
@DianneN was it easy to ride again after many years? or did you wobble a bit?
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@DianneN (246720)
• United States
18 Jun 19
@hereandthere I wobbled a bit, but got the hang of it quickly. My husband fell off his bike immediately. Ha ha!
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@LindaOHio (156097)
• United States
18 Jun 19
Not for many years. I heard about this once before that goats eat poison ivy. Obviously they are immune to it. I'd like to play with goats! lol
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
18 Jun 19
@DianneN I am getting one here yay!!!
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
18 Jun 19
I loved riding! Was a fun way to get some exercise too. I had to share a bike with my siblings and really wanted one of my own. Saved all of my babysitting money and bought a purple Schwinn. Was my pride and joy.
Little Miss has a Paw Patrol bike. Dadda works with her to learn to ride it. Her mother tries to get her to do it as well. She prefers to be pushed around on it. Doesn't want to put out the effort it takes to pedal. LOL. Hoping one day she will get the knack of it.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
24 Jun 19
@DianneN She really doesn't seem interested at the moment. I try to encourage her to ride but she flat out says "no." Or asks if Dadda can push her. LOL.
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@Deepizzaguy (94514)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
18 Jun 19
I used to ride bicycle when I was younger. I would love to ride a bicycle once more to take a one mile ride from my home to the local medical clinic on my appointment days.
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@NJChicaa (115992)
• United States
18 Jun 19
I used to do over 30 miles a day. Then one day I was riding in my town on a fairly busy road. I saw a huge hole but also heard a car coming up behind me so I couldn't swerve out of the way. I hit it and popped the tube. Had to walk a mile and a half home. I've been afraid to ride long distances since then. I don't know how to change the tube. If I was 18 miles in somewhere and I had an issue I would be totally screwed.
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@kobesbuddy (74554)
• East Tawas, Michigan
18 Jun 19
She and her mother really had a wonderful bike ride! I've never had mulberries, but someday hope to try them:) What sweet photos, she really loves her new bike
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@kobesbuddy (74554)
• East Tawas, Michigan
18 Jun 19
@DianneN The doctor didn't get back with Taylor, for six days! Finally they returned her call and said, Jude has a viral infection. Thank Heavens!
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@DocAndersen (54413)
• United States
18 Jun 19
I love my bike! We (my wife and i) also ride a tandem. That is a magical experience!
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@DocAndersen (54413)
• United States
18 Jun 19
@DianneN I have to say it is amazing! You and your partner have to work together or it can be scary!
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@LowRiderX (22907)
• Serbia
18 Jun 19
I used to ride a bicycle next to the lake with my family and really enjoyed it in a beautiful landscape. We'll have to practice it more often
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@LowRiderX (22907)
• Serbia
18 Jun 19
@DianneN This is not my bike. In the parking lot near the lake when a car is left, you can take 4 bikes (per car) and drive the whole dayMy bell was broken and then I kept telling my husband to ring Next time I will take a bicycle with a bell and with a basket (there are also such) that was my first time, now I know for next time
My bell was broken and then I kept telling my husband to ring Next time I will take a bicycle with a bell and with a basket (there are also such) that was my first time, now I know for next time 1 person likes this
@infatuatedbby (95001)
• United States
19 Jun 19
Aww she's a cutie with her new bike =)
I will start going biking soon. The weather has been nice here!
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@infatuatedbby (95001)
• United States
23 Jul 19
@DianneN Awww hehe you have good memory. I need to put those bikes into use!
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@LeaPea2417 (36438)
• Toccoa, Georgia
18 Jun 19
I use to like riding bikes until 5 years ago, when I had a pretty bad fall and scraped my knee, my chin, and had a pain kind of near the rib cage. After that, I told my husband, "this is the end of my bike riding days". It is sad because I remember as a small kid, being so happy when I finally could ride my bike without training wheels. I also took such dares on it, like riding through my yard with my hands up in the air.
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@LeaPea2417 (36438)
• Toccoa, Georgia
19 Jun 19
@DianneN One thing I forgot to mention yesterday,, there is one thing I would like to try out and that is riding an adult trike.
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@Marilynda1225 (79708)
• United States
18 Jun 19
When I was younger I rode a bike all the time. Haven't ridden one in years and years but I'd probably need a three wheeler if I was going to try 
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@just4him (306113)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
18 Jun 19
I got my first and only bike when I was 10 and rode it everywhere through high school.
That was quite a trek - 13 miles - for her and her mother to ride. She had quite the trek with mulberry picking and playing with goats. Not to miss her sticking her tootsies in the river.
I didn't know goats ate poison ivy. Good to know.
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@DianneN (246720)
• United States
18 Jun 19
I got my first two wheeler at 10 once the training wheels came off.. She outgrew her other bike.
Mom and dad ride along the river to the bridge together when the kids are in camp. She had a wonderful birthday, especially seeing the goats eating poison ivy. Who knew?
. She outgrew her other bike.
Mom and dad ride along the river to the bridge together when the kids are in camp. She had a wonderful birthday, especially seeing the goats eating poison ivy. Who knew?1 person likes this
@just4him (306113)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
18 Jun 19
@DianneN I never had training wheels. I begged my parents for five years for a bike and finally got it for my birthday and promptly broke my arm and had to wait another 6 weeks before I could ride it.
Now we know what to do about poison ivy. Get a goat.
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@Hannihar (129453)
• Israel
18 Jun 19
@DianneN
She really is in shape. I used to ride a bike when I was young and brought my bike here to Israel but gave it away. I have not been on a bike in a long time. I wanted to buy myself a bike but when sat on it froze and thought I have a cat at home and need to be here for her so was afraid to fall off and never rode a bike again.
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@Hannihar (129453)
• Israel
18 Jun 19
@DianneN
I am not surprised that her skating keeps her in shape. Actually it was my cat before Sophie when I was thinking of buying a bike. I am glad I bought my scooter instead. Now, I need to walk and continue with my exercises to keep in shape.
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@arunima25 (85274)
• Bangalore, India
18 Jun 19
I love to ride a bike. In fact I keep cycling around my premises on my exercise routine twice a week. Sometimes we carry our bikes in car to a nearby lake on weekends. We have a good cycling track there.
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@DianneN (246720)
• United States
24 Jun 19
@arunima25 I can imagine. Better safe than sorry.
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@arunima25 (85274)
• Bangalore, India
19 Jun 19
@DianneN We have a very few here. And the one that we have is too far. So to beat the traffic, we have to really start early. And the traffic on way back really spoils all the fun.
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