Weekly Cover Contest Discussion Thread10782

Originally Posted by Jesse_O
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Originally Posted by esaravo
@Jesse_O - Very nice, Jesse - and I can honestly say I have never seen that before!

PS - When I was around 10 or 12 years old I had a one speed (no speed?) bike with a coaster brake, a white banana seat with a padded chrome back pad, and motorcycle handlebars. I used to ride it down a wide stainless steel slide at the playground - don't know how I didn't get killed! When I got a little older, I had a 3-speed bike with hand brakes, and the handlebars were shaped into half a steering wheel. I used to ride a bike everyday as a kid.

Ed, my mom and dad ran an automotive parts store when I was growing up. I rode my bike EVERYWHERE for several years. I even made parts deliveries with it!! But one of my worst childhood memories involved my brand new Evel Kenievel bike with a banana seat. The parts store was right on main street in our small town. As was quite common then, each block had several trees planted in the sidewalk. There was one such tree right outside my parents parts store. I usually locked my bike to that tree. One day, I just leaned it against the tree because I was just popping into the store for a minute. When I came back out, my bike was gone!! I was crushed for months!! I got a different, not an Evel Kenievel, bike shortly after. That incident formed my opinion of thieves that I still have today. They are one spot above rapists and pedophiles.