I feel like I'm 10 years old.........

I took a bit of a spin on my friend's new cruiser bike - I love it! What a charm to ride. Aluminum frame, and those great cruiser brakes - pedal backward my dear and bear down. I want a bike like that, yes I do.

I told my friend I love to ride my bike - a vintage 1965 English-made Raleigh sport, 3 speed. I absolutely love it! A back rack and front basket have been added, along with a ding-ding-ding thumb bell, front and rear lamps and plenty of spoke reflectors.

I'm figuring out that it's a good deal to bike early in the day when there are few cars on the streets. I can cruise down to the beach and back, wind blowing through my hair. And I imagine I'm 10 years old again. Pedaling my cruiser bike at top speed down the gravel roads of my childhood - with the wind blowing through my hair. There's nothing quite like it.

Art and Bikes

An invitation just came from The Flying Pig to attend an event with Terry Cannon. I'm just caught by his work - Assembled Bike is my favorite (well, so far). I love this type of artwork, have been fascinated with it since childhood and have returned to it myself - too many years after being told it was worthless. Thanks Terry.