Tom, you really made good points with this article. I can’t replicate the bike trips that I did in my 40’s and 50’s, but I can look back and be glad I did them. The tours (or day trips) are different now, slower, less miles, yet still enjoyable! It’s fun to take the time to explore new places, stop and read all the historical info, and really get to look around the area. In my younger days, it was all about speed! We are blessed to be healthy enough to keep on riding - or is it because we ride, we are staying healthy! The body and the mind improve when we spend times outdoors.
"One of the things long-distance cycling does is change you without you recognizing it. The person who starts a tour isn’t the same person who finishes it."
Tom, you really made good points with this article. I can’t replicate the bike trips that I did in my 40’s and 50’s, but I can look back and be glad I did them. The tours (or day trips) are different now, slower, less miles, yet still enjoyable! It’s fun to take the time to explore new places, stop and read all the historical info, and really get to look around the area. In my younger days, it was all about speed! We are blessed to be healthy enough to keep on riding - or is it because we ride, we are staying healthy! The body and the mind improve when we spend times outdoors.
Yes! All of this! At this age, we live for the joy of life.
"One of the things long-distance cycling does is change you without you recognizing it. The person who starts a tour isn’t the same person who finishes it."
^^^