Mamils
Mamils
Great read don and some good comments including this on new giant store.
"Taiwanese bike maker Giant recently opened their first brand store in Dublin, the kind of place that can loosen the purse strings of a budding exercise geek the way an Apple store can with a tech/design geek. My transformation into a MAMIL happened in a Giant store 3 years ago following a challenge from a friend â âDo you fancy cycling across the Japan Alps for charity?â Having laughed and then agreed, the sheer scale of the challenge made me question my own sanity and wonder whether being in my mid-40s had anything to do with the decision. So it was that in the space of 4 months I transformed from occasional mountain bike commuter into a fully fledged MAMIL crossing the main island of Japan at its widest and highest. But the key was that it was âcycling for a cause.â Three of us set up a loosely organized non-profit called Japan Coast to Coast (japanc2c.com) and raised about 6,000 euros for charity. It was hard as hell at times, but it was the most satisfying achievement of my life to date. Iâm now back in Ireland but JapanC2C is still going, the other lads have organized similar events and one is planning to cycle the entire coastline of Japan by the time he turns 50 next year.
So I was delighted to see the transformation happening here when I visited home the summer before last. Iâd love to see cyclists catered for on the commuter roads in and around the capital, but I wonât be holding my breath. Iâll save it for the country highways and byways, and the anticipation of another challenge before I hit 50!
Great read don and some good comments including this on new giant store.
"Taiwanese bike maker Giant recently opened their first brand store in Dublin, the kind of place that can loosen the purse strings of a budding exercise geek the way an Apple store can with a tech/design geek. My transformation into a MAMIL happened in a Giant store 3 years ago following a challenge from a friend â âDo you fancy cycling across the Japan Alps for charity?â Having laughed and then agreed, the sheer scale of the challenge made me question my own sanity and wonder whether being in my mid-40s had anything to do with the decision. So it was that in the space of 4 months I transformed from occasional mountain bike commuter into a fully fledged MAMIL crossing the main island of Japan at its widest and highest. But the key was that it was âcycling for a cause.â Three of us set up a loosely organized non-profit called Japan Coast to Coast (japanc2c.com) and raised about 6,000 euros for charity. It was hard as hell at times, but it was the most satisfying achievement of my life to date. Iâm now back in Ireland but JapanC2C is still going, the other lads have organized similar events and one is planning to cycle the entire coastline of Japan by the time he turns 50 next year.
So I was delighted to see the transformation happening here when I visited home the summer before last. Iâd love to see cyclists catered for on the commuter roads in and around the capital, but I wonât be holding my breath. Iâll save it for the country highways and byways, and the anticipation of another challenge before I hit 50!