If this little old lady can ride her bike to work, what’s your excuse? [VIDEO]
by Sarah Goodyear.
So, tomorrow is Bike to Work Day. And if you are one of
those people who comes up with endless excuses about why you can’t get your ass
onto a bicycle and use it to go somewhere, you need to meet Lucette Gilbert, the
latest star in Streetfilms’ series on New Yorkers who ride.
Gilbert admits to being in her “high 70s,” and she has been
biking since she was a 7-year-old in France. She and her friends didn’t have
phones, so if they wanted to talk, they hopped on their bikes and went and
found each other.
Is it a big deal to still be pedaling at her age? She doesn’t
think so. “People say, ‘Oh you’re still biking,’ which I find offensive,” says
Gilbert. “When I can’t bike anymore, my body will tell me. But my body keeps
telling me, ‘Go for it!’”
Exactly, people. Go for it.
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