NEW YORK — Kids who live in the city learn their streetsmarts early. Not just, “Don’t talk to strangers,” but also, “Keep your hand on your wallet.”
So when my 11-year-old wanted to ride his bike to the playground, I handed him a bike lock. My parting words were: “Use the lock. If that bike gets stolen, I’m not buying a new one.”
An hour later, the bike was gone, swiped by a bigger kid who said, “Hey, can I see your bike for a minute?” and rode away.
“You fell for that?” I said to my son. “You’ll be riding your scooter from now on.”
But he wasn’t upset. He was sure we’d get the bike back.
Erik Fetch, spotted Saturday at the Scotts Valley Farmers Market, rode a standard bicycle the equivalent of 10 times around the world before he decided to try a recumbent bicycle. That’s the kind you lean back on and pedal with your feet in front rather than down below.
Like most cyclists, he thought recumbents were quirky and weird.
But his experience riding his new Bacchetta Corsa changed his thinking.
Now he loves to “torture†riders on traditional bikes by either passing them up or toying with them on hills… DetailsÂ
Lance Armstrong told Alberto Contador he had a lot to learn on Tuesday, after the Tour de France winner spoke of the strained relationship that existed between the two team mates during the race.
At his victory celebrations on his return to Madrid on Monday, Contador said the days in the hotel with the American were tougher than those on the road, that the split affected the Astana team and that they had not given him their full support.
“Seeing these comments from AC. If I were him I’d … Details