Westside BikeSIDE!

(this is a guest post by Stephen Roullier, better known to Midnight Ridazz as Mr. Rollers, about a uniquely Westside biking Mother’s Day. If you would like to guest post contact alexcthompson@gmail.com)

No doubt inspired by my near constant presence on a bike these days, my Mom mentioned to me recently that she’d like to try riding a bike sometime. My Mom, while in pretty decent health, is 79 years old and claims that she hasn’t been on a bike since way before I was born, but who am I to deny my dear old Mum her wish?

I wasn’t quite sure at first how to make this wish a reality, but then I remembered the bike rental facilities along the bike path in Venice and that they had a variety of bikes including tricycles, which I thought might be a good idea for someone who hasn’t balanced on a bike in a long time.

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(This is a guest post by Tom Bosch, Bikerowave’s head mechanic on Monday nights.)

When I was a kid, I would ride my big sister’s beat up bike through the neighboring apartment complexes in my hometown, rain or shine, riding as fast as possible, sometimes near the brink of disaster. When disaster struck, whether it was a bent stem after sliding out of a curve, or a broken pedal, I’d fix the problem and keep going. That pretty much sums up my relationship with my bike. I got lucky and survived my fair share of close calls back then, never even broke a bone.

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