Happy 4th of July!!
Did a late in the day cycle with my husband today.
He finally fixed one of our 3 other bikes to ride with me. He chose to try to fix one of our sons' mountain bikes, but the tires were too punctured and when i bought replacement tubes, they were the wrong kind.
So he decided to get out his sacred Schwinn. He bought this bike 40 years ago and swears it is a classic collectors item!!
Well, with air in the tires and WD40 on the gears, it did work ok!
The route he wanted to ride had a bit of a  hill coming home, but he said he would be fine. - Ok, this incline coming home is something we have disagreed upon regularly. I have run up this incline - 150 feet in 1.3 miles, and when it is at the end of your run, it seems pretty steep. Hubs has insisted 'that's not a hill' Well riding in his car it may not seem like a hill, but today, on his bike, it finally seemed like a hill to him!!

When we were starting out and he told me where he wanted to ride, i asked how many gears his trusty Schwinn had. He said '20 something'. I looked over at him and asked 'are you sure? I thought they only made bikes with 10 gears back in the 70's.' He assured me his had over 20.
Well as we were coming up the previously categorized non-hill, he got off his bike and started walking it. I was a ways ahead, and when i noticed he was walking, i turned around and went back and changed into a slow gear and pedaled slow next to him. He looked over and asked, how many gears does your bike have? I replied - 21, but i stay away from the outer edges and only use about 18.
He looked down at his and said, i only have 10.
Well what do you know!!!
But he has decided he is ready to go again, to Jordan Parkway, where there aren't any hills.
So a good day!