I have started riding my mountain bike to town. I log 10+ miles each way. I can manage the round trip now. At the age of 51, this is no small feat for me. I have discovered the wisdom of padded bike shorts and padded gloves. Like I always tell you, I am constantly learning the lessons that I am trying to convey to you. At the beginning, I turned up my nose at padded anything. Numb hands and a seriously sore ass (despite the extra big seat) helped me see the light.
Like a lot of things, it is easier to turn your nose up at things when you are not involved in them in any kind of meaningful way. For me, I just had not ridden enough miles to have a sore ass and numb hands.
There is a life lesson there. Opinions, motivations and drive change in direct proportion to the amount of time you put into something. If you have strong opinions about things you are not fully participating in, you are going to sound like an uniformed dick. Be willing to listen to people who are putting in a lot of time and effort in the pursuit of that specific activity. Listening never stops being one of the most powerful things you can do.
You will be happy to know that I follow the old school / old guy rules of fashion and dress age appropriate when riding my pedal bike. My padded bike shorts have a shell that is baggy and loose. I have recycled all of the PIG ROAST VOLUNTEER t-shirts. Those great neon orange & yellow colors help people see me and I like arriving at my destination profusely sweating in a PIG ROAST t-shirt.
Grandma called today and asked if you were both wearing sun screen. I told nobody was wearing a thing and that she should call you both up and yell at you. I will yell at you as soon as I start wearing some myself.
Love Dad
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