Donna Young's Blog: I Used to be a Teenager

I Used to be a Teenager

Donna Young @ 4 May 2009
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This is my old bicycle. I was 16 when mom offered me a choice -- This bike or a high school class ring. Being a practical type of girl, I decided that a ring was useless to me, so I picked the bike. Rings can't let you go fast down a steep hill, rings can't give you a sense of freedom, rings can't - well, I ran out of points.

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seeker86 · May 4, 02:07 PM · #

This sounds like you:) Adventure over jewelry.
Donna · May 4, 02:44 PM · #

I remembered that I have a photograph of the whole bike when it was new in a scrapbook that I kept when I was a teen. I even have the sold tag and the ad for the bike in the scrapbook. I updated the photograph here to paste on a cropped image of when it was new + my teenage legs and \\\'70’s striped shorts, can’t edit those out.
seeker86 · May 4, 03:49 PM · #

I had bell bottoms just like that in the early 70’s LOL

If I could figure out how to scan I would post it for you.

That is a nice bike!
Sheri · May 4, 08:59 PM · #

LOL, "teenage legs" - I miss those!

I had a Free Spirit bicycle, too, except it was a hideous brown mustard color. At 16, I still loved my bike, but by age 17, I wanted the ring.
Melanie · May 6, 01:49 PM · #

That was nice of your mom. :) I vaguely remember my teenage legs. LOL