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Earlier today I went for a cycle ride along the front at Eastbourne and stopping for a rest I got chatting to an friendly elderly lady who was out walking her two dogs.
She mentioned that her son cycled too and that he was also a biker.She then added that he had ridden to Russia and other places etc and at that point I just said does your son ride a BMW and she said yes and I then added is it a GS ( she gave a clue by saying her son was big ) and confirmed it was. Now given her age I think its impressive she knew these details.
But even more impressive was when I mentioned HU she straight away said yes she knew about HU and her son had been to several meetings.
So clearly the Press and Publicity for HU is clearly working.
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Earlier today I went for a cycle ride along the front at Eastbourne and stopping for a rest I got chatting to an friendly elderly lady
That in itself is a recipe for disaster

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She mentioned that her son cycled too and that he was also a biker.She then added that he had ridden to Russia and other places etc and at that point I just said does your son ride a BMW and she said yes
If you'd asked her if it was a Suzuki Hyundai Fireblade she'd probably have said yes too!

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and I then added is it a GS ( she gave a clue by saying her son was big ) and confirmed it was. Now given her age I think its impressive she knew these details
Chances are she really had no idea what you were talking about.

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But even more impressive was when I mentioned HU she straight away said yes she knew about HU
She most likely thought it was something to do with the WI
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Earlier today I went for a cycle ride along the front at Eastbourne
A good place to start cycling the South Downs Way, a 100 miles of off road across the south of England, one of my favourites.
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Chris you really are so cruel Bless her. No she definitely knew what her son rode as she described " the bike boxes " he's got on it.
She's also very proud that her boy at 43 was becoming even more adventurous.
And what other elderly lady would reply when I mentioned HU with " oh you mean Horizons Unlimited ".
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Mark yes I have met a few people that have ridden that and its quite a tough route. Cycling the Seven Sisters was enough for me.
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Chris you really are so cruel Bless her. No she definitely knew what her son rode as she described " the bike boxes " he's got on it.
She's also very proud that her boy at 43 was becoming even more adventurous.
And what other elderly lady would reply when I mentioned HU with " oh you mean Horizons Unlimited ".
I once knew an old dear myself, many moons ago, she was probably over 80 at the time and she was as sharp as a tack. I guess she stayed in my memory because of how fit and agile she was, both physically and mentally. She was a real dear to know and it's great to hear she's not alone.
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