I also got a bike (Schwinn!). Tomorrow, weather permitting and I wake up at a decent time, I will bike to work, which, according to Google Maps, is 1.7 miles from my house. I really like riding my bike; I haven't rode on a bike in years and years and years, mainly because I fell off my bike once and got stitches and then after that I was apprehensive. I also think that I never had the opportunity to really ride a bike since then; Olathe had nice sidewalks but WHERE WOULD YOU HAVE GONE?, and college was made for walkin'. Now that I live downtown and conduct most of my business in a three mile radius, there are a lot more bike opportunities....

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I bought my first bike, a Schwinn model, for $150, with money I earned working 30 hours a week in a fast food restaurant,” said Seneca Healthcare District Chief Executive Officer Doug Self. Depending on the year the ride drew an average of 10,000 – 11,000 cyclists and Self said he rode the century (100-mile) route nearly every year. He grew up in Wichita Falls, Texas, where there is an annual bike ride called the “Hotter than Hell 100. Lots of cyclists talk and dream about riding cross-country and it’s something I’ve thought about for a while. “There are a lot of cyclists out there that do century or multiple day rides totaling 150 miles.

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