Wow, it's nice to read about your childhood, and more about you in general. The only time I got to bike far (cross town) was once when I was in 6th grade with my friends. I sneaked with my friends, and we ended up swimming at the beach with no dry clothes to wear after. Going back home, we hitched a ride already, coz it was hard to pedal uphill with someone at your back. haha. I guess my parents never learned about that incident, else, I would have gotten a mouthful from them. 😅