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CYCLES

The biking routine is working its way in. I got four days in last week; woulda' been five but for the Santa Anas on Thursday. I have found at least four different routes. Some are hillier than others. I will do the tough ones early in the week then the less challenging.

Did I show you my bike? It is a Schwinn Cruiser; only not the deluxe shown here. I have the tank without the weasly little horn (like Harold Bixler had on his when I was a kid—it sounded like a fart) and no fender light. I also have a coaster brake, unlike the hand job in the picture.

I have a flasher on the back (red) and a Trek Headlight that makes reflective signs glow a quarter mile away. I also have a helmet but that doesn't attach to the bike.

We got a set when we moved here and this baby has worked very hard. Other than two or three bearing jobs and some flats it still runs like new. We have two more or less deluxe and two without the tanks; the stripped down.

I do not believe in gears for bikes. It is a fitness averse feature. I also believe that you must remain seated and not do any 'stand and pump'. This latter is right out of MensHealth magazine when it was a real fitness magazine and not a sex, fashion, and gadget guide for confused twenty and thirty something straight boys. But, let's not get into the good old days. A new editor and we will just let our subscription lapse.