Tradewinds April Web

By: Wanda Lassiter,
Curator, Museum
of the Albemarle
May is designated as National Bike Month. To honor this designation,
the Museum of the Albemarle has on display several bicycles
from the collection. The very first bicycle was invented in 1817. It
was called the “Walking Machine.” Later came the velocipede, the
high wheel bicycle and the high wheel tricycle. Columbia Bicycle
was the first American manufacturer of cycles. In 1878 the Hartford,
Connecticut based company sold 60” High Wheelers for a cost of
$125.00.
The bicycles, tandem bike, and tricycles on display were manufactured
by companies such as Schwinn, Goodyear, Troxel, and
Rollfast. These rides belonged to area residents including Elizabeth
Small, Andrew Perry, and World Pocket Billiard Champion Luther
“Wimpy” Lassiter. We even have on display a few tricycles for you
youngsters at heart to reminisce. Take time this afternoon and go for
a bike or trike ride around your town. May 12-16 is Bike to Work
and Bike to School Week. May 16, is Bike to Work Day. Locally,
join the River City Cycling Club or participate in Port Discover’s
program that offers the use of a Surrey bike built for five.
But, do remember to bike safely and adhere to your state’s bicycle
laws. According to North Carolina law, a bicycle is “a non-motorized
vehicle with two or three wheels tandem, a steering handle, one
or two saddle seats, and pedals by which the vehicle is propelled is
considered a vehicle.” The law also states that the rider must “use
hand signals to communicate intended movements”. Also riders
must “wear a bicycle helmet on public roads, public paths and public
right-of-ways if the bicyclist is under 16 years old.”
Getting Back
Into the Game
Life is a circle of failure and success. Each failure is a lesson for improvement;
each success a reward for effort. Then why do you refuse to move on? Why do
you get so caught up in failure that you refuse to pick yourself up? It is time to
move on. “When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till
it seems as though you could not hang on a minute longer, never give up then,
for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.” - Harriet Beecher Stowe
We should never give up on our dreams, no matter what we may have already
achieved, or what we haven’t achieved. Follow through with your destiny by
continuing to seek your greatest expectations. It is clear that you desire more because
you are willing to read into this, and seek inspiration, but don’t just leave
it at seeking inspiration.
Life and time moves forward with or without us! Life can pull us along and we
can allow it to take us where it leads. By allowing this to happen we surrender
control to anyone who happens to waft into or out of our life. Instead you can
take control and move your life forward at your own pace in the direction you
choose. You can take control and go where you want to go.
Take steps towards your dreams, instead of just being fed inspiration! Make your
life better today by making better decisions, and by making choices that will
lead you closer and closer to your dreams each day!
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