Tumbleweed Posted July 31, 2012 Posted July 31, 2012 Aged 3. Used to tear up the streets of our suburb in Newtownards on my Raleigh Chipper. Yup, Chipper, not Chopper.
petatodd Posted July 31, 2012 Posted July 31, 2012 (edited) At 4 for about 17 years then at 36 again Edited July 31, 2012 by petatodd
Cippo Posted July 31, 2012 Posted July 31, 2012 I dont trust these freads these days by noobs. Yday it was the cogs, today our history and pedigree. I scheme they sussing us out, trying to get under our skins. Is this 'vleisbook' or 'myspace'? greenlight 1
Agteros Posted July 31, 2012 Posted July 31, 2012 I dont trust these freads these days by noobs. Yday it was the cogs, today our history and pedigree. I scheme they sussing us out, trying to get under our skins. Is this 'vleisbook' or 'myspace'?myvleis?
Cippo Posted July 31, 2012 Posted July 31, 2012  myvleis? Its an infiltration by the 'bloody agents' into the ' 'revolution' per min.
D-Mike Posted July 31, 2012 Posted July 31, 2012 Cycled on an old Raleigh when I was 6. Never really got into the sport. Really started cycling when I was 27. My wife and I looked at what sport we could do together and settled on cycling. 3 Years later I am loving and my wife hardly rides. We bought exactly the same bikes and I figured when my parts wear out I'll just take the parts off her bike
Cippo Posted July 31, 2012 Posted July 31, 2012 Cycled on an old Raleigh when I was 6. Never really got into the sport. Really started cycling when I was 27. My wife and I looked at what sport we could do together and settled on cycling. 3 Years later I am loving and my wife hardly rides. We bought exactly the same bikes and I figured when my parts wear out I'll just take the parts off her bike  Jy soek moeilikheid. The minute you touch that bike you gonna get a klap. Dont say I did'nt warn you.
Mojoman Posted July 31, 2012 Posted July 31, 2012 Around 14-15 for me, had no choice as I had to get from our farm in Natal to the local bus stop, about 5km on dirt roads.Funnily enough thats when I first got bust for smoking as well, a lesiurely ride home with ciggy in the mouth and the deputy head happened to bedriving the same road! Six of the best for that one! greenlight 1
Bateleur1 Posted July 31, 2012 Posted July 31, 2012 Got my first bike when I was 6. Got a black Ralleigh Panther ... pretty indestructable. It had to be cause I was quite a hooligan on it and wiped out pretty well every now and then. But that was my transport. Cycled right up to matric when I went to do military service and started working. Got back on the bike in 2001 when I decided it is time to get fit and drop a few sand bags around the middle. greenlight 1
patches Posted July 31, 2012 Posted July 31, 2012 (edited) I see "start cycling" and "learnt how to ride a bike" as 2 different things. I learnt how to ride a bike when I was 4 (1989)Bike: PnP special, 12" BMX with plastic "meg wils" and foam tyresI started cycling when I was 25 (2010)Bike: Morewood Izumu DH bike Edited July 31, 2012 by patches
TNT1 Posted July 31, 2012 Posted July 31, 2012 I see "start cycling" and "learnt how to ride a bike" as 2 different things. I learnt how to ride a bike when I was 4 (1989)I started cycling when I was 25 (2010)Agree I was on a bicycle long before I started cycling...
Agteros Posted July 31, 2012 Posted July 31, 2012 I see "start cycling" and "learnt how to ride a bike" as 2 different things. I learnt how to ride a bike when I was 4 (1989)I started cycling when I was 25 (2010)what defines "cycling"? Due to my geographical location as a kid,, eg: out in the sticks in forgotten little town, or on a farm elsewhere I "raced"/chased whatever I could find. Buses / tractors / lorries / bakkies Or are you only "cycling" if you wear lycra/spandex and use cleats?
Agteros Posted July 31, 2012 Posted July 31, 2012 This is what Google tells me if I feed it "define:cycling"cy·cling/ˈsīk(ə)liNG/ Noun: The sport or activity of riding a bicycle. Synonyms: bicycling  Red emphasis is mine
TNT1 Posted July 31, 2012 Posted July 31, 2012 This is what Google tells me if I feed it "define:cycling"cy·cling/ˈsīk(ə)liNG/ Noun: The sport or activity of riding a bicycle. Synonyms: bicycling  Red emphasis is mine Silly.
patches Posted July 31, 2012 Posted July 31, 2012 what defines "cycling"? Due to my geographical location as a kid,, eg: out in the sticks in forgotten little town, or on a farm elsewhere I "raced"/chased whatever I could find. Buses / tractors / lorries / bakkies Or are you only "cycling" if you wear lycra/spandex and use cleats? If so, then I still don't 'cycle'  This is what Google tells me if I feed it "define:cycling"cy·cling/ˈsīk(ə)liNG/ Noun: The sport or activity of riding a bicycle. Synonyms: bicycling  Red emphasis is mine My interpretation is that "cycling" is when one participates in the sport as a hobby. But I'm no dictionary
Bateleur1 Posted July 31, 2012 Posted July 31, 2012 I see "start cycling" and "learnt how to ride a bike" as 2 different things. I learnt how to ride a bike when I was 4 (1989)Bike: PnP special, 12" BMX with plastic "meg wils" and foam tyresI started cycling when I was 25 (2010)Bike: Morewood Izumu DH bike  Well that could make an interresting debate. If I did not learn to ride a bike at a young age, and that being my only means of independant transport as a kid, I would not have been able to perform fairly well in the sport of cycling which I took up later in my life. As a kid I properly would have kicked most sporting cyclist arses on my pick & pay special while delivering news papers.
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