
Downhill Only My husband likes to go on family bike rides. I guess I like it too. The only problem is that I like trails that are in the shade, going downhill with the wind at my back, and no busy streets to cross. For some reason these trails are hard to find. I just don’t enjoy becoming red in the face and short of breath, but I hear it’s good for me. When we started our bike riding adventures a few years ago, I hadn’t ridden a bike in about eleven years. When my youngest heard this, he was appalled. After seeing me ride, he stated rather emphatically, “Well mom, you’re doing pretty well – I wouldn’t have believed it unless I seen it!” Another one of my sons is very methodical and orderly. He likes routine with nary a variation or shifting shadow. When he rides his bike, he peddles at a steady...