I was seriously into racing BMXs as a kid, and used to put a lot of miles in on the road on tourers too. Got into motorbikes and the cycling fell by the wayside.
Fast forward to being 30 and looking at my increasingly rotund form and thought I needed to do something about my sedentary lifestyle. Went and bought a Claud Butler Alpine to ride to work, and instantly got back into it. Then I went night riding and that’s when it really really got me.
Many bikes and many many good times later, I love it more than ever. Makes me cackle like a demented thing, it does. In fact I’ll be out in’t’ills agin in aboooooooouuuut….. ooooh…. about an hour. WOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! 😀