Tigger&Bubba
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[Scott...I have also been watching the tour for many years. I remember the only way to see it was on ABC Wide World of Sports on their Sunday recaps! I started cycling in high school (pre-Greg) on my brother's twelve speed! Between the red-winged black birds swooping down at me and grasshoppers jumping on my legs it was an exciting time on the farm roads of Illinois!![/QUOTE]
We are also old cyclists. Dodging dogs always made us faster here in Florida. No hills so we always had to go for distance. Atlantic to Gulf of Mexico was always a fun ride. The cross Florida in April or May. We follow Le Tour and have for years.
It always gets my heart pumping a little faster and I notice a lot more people riding around this time. We still own a racing "Zeus" with sewups. ( Now that will date you.)
Too many years and injuries for serious riding anymore but I still occasionally polish the Campy components on my handbuilt Bianchi. sigh...Life is all carbon fiber and compsite now. I'm just a pinball machine in a video game world. We ride the bike trail now on our mountain bikes and stay out of the traffic. We smile and wave and enjoy the birds and flowers
We will always love the bikes!
We are also old cyclists. Dodging dogs always made us faster here in Florida. No hills so we always had to go for distance. Atlantic to Gulf of Mexico was always a fun ride. The cross Florida in April or May. We follow Le Tour and have for years.


