PERSONAL PASSIONS: CYCLING
Fun and adventure as a kid – young and old By Allan Kunigis Allan Kunigis is a Canadian-born freelance financial writer based in Shelburne, Vermont. He is the author of A Kid’s Activity Book on Money and Finance: Teach Children About Saving, Borrowing, and Planning for the Future, published in September 2020.
Think back to when you were a kid and life was as
snapshot of today’s typical active Baby Boomers and
simple as hopping on your bike and exploring. You
a look at how we have changed over the years.
had no destination, no goal, no exercise watch, and likely no helmet, either. It wasn’t “exercise” per se and maybe you didn’t “commute,” although I did ride to elementary school
People in their 50s through 70s are certainly not all active, but many of us are. We’re staying young longer and having fun through outdoor activities and athletic pursuits, some serious and many less so.
for a while until my bike was stolen from the rack where I had locked it.
FUN AND ADVENTURE
This is a personal recollection of my lifelong cycling
The days seem like they’ve morphed into one now,
journey, from roughly ages six to 64 (and counting).
decades later, but I recall aimlessly riding around my
I’m sharing it because it might reflect the experiences
suburb of Montreal in the early to mid-1960s as a 6 to
or observations of others. It also might serve as a
12 year old. There were other neighbourhoods that I
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