#bike

My parents had us very young. We lived in a modest house. We built forts, we hiked, we went camping and they wanted us to be independent. It's how children grew up in the 1940s and 50s: outside all the time, playing in the dirt, riding your bike around. ↗

— Brooklyn Decker

#bike #built #camping #children #dirt

I have a specialized racing bike, which is great because it has a solid build, is comfortable to ride, and is lightweight. ↗

— Patrick Dempsey

#bike #build #comfortable #great #i

People see me now and ask if I'm still running. I may look like I am, but I'm really not. People think I still run every day but I ran for 25 years and I deserve to not do anything but walk or ride the bike with my kids. ↗

— Gail Devers

#anything #ask #bike #day #deserve

After climbing off his bike, I smacked his shoulder. “Did you forget I was with you? Are you trying to get me killed?” “It’s hard to forget you’re behind me when your thighs are squeezing the life out of me.” A smirk came with his next thought. “I couldn’t think of a better way to die, actually.” “There is something very wrong with you. ↗

— Jamie McGuire

#abby-and-travis #beautiful-disaster #bike #funny #jamie-mcguire

I grew up north of Chicago, not far from where the Schwinn bicycle plant used to be, and was conscious of the fact that these beautiful, everlasting bikes were made just down the road. ↗

— Dave Eggers

#bicycle #bikes #chicago #conscious #down

Bikes and planes aren't about going fast or having fun; they're toys, but serious ones. ↗

— Harrison Ford

#bikes #fast #fun #going #having

I was hit by a car once on my bike, but I still rode home. ↗

— Amy Winehouse

#car #hit #home #i #once

I had a friend whose family had dinner together. The mother would tuck you in at night and make breakfast in the morning. They even had a spare bike for a friend. It just seemed so amazing to me. ↗

— Moon Unit Zappa

#bike #breakfast #dinner #even #family

It's quite easy to start Trials riding. You just need a bike and you're set. ↗

— Sete Gibernau

#easy #just #need #quite #riding

I really enjoy not getting in a car and running errands on bikes. ↗

— Stone Gossard

#car #enjoy #getting #i #really