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>mom had me on her bike with one of those kid seats over the rear wheel
>learned to ride a two-wheeler on my first try
>going on long, casual rides with family across town didn't happen all the time but enough that it was considered normal.
>started commuting on streets to school in rushhour traffic at age 15, 4 miles to school in downtown of a medium-sized city and back.
>commuted all thru college
>moved to large city with messengers, became one for a few years. lots of downtime and elevator riding, but still usually getting over 30 miles per day 5 days per week.
I was pretty fast when I was young. never raced, probably would've sucked at it and for sure lacked the discipline. but I ride a bike like a fish swims, it's second nature.