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This portrait and story initially appeared last Friday on\u00a0Streetsblog<\/a>\u00a0as part of my \u201cWhy I Ride<\/a>\u201d series on New Yorkers and their bikes.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Eldrid was born in Hawaii and moved to Queens after getting out of the Air Force in the 1960s. He bought his first New York bike, a light-weight 3-speed, shortly thereafter. A tinkerer and collector, he\u2019s had two or three bikes in various states of repair at any given time since then. Cycling has become an increasingly important part of his life. At 73, he suffers from serious arthritis and can no longer walk long distances. \u201cI used to swim a lot but now that\u2019s hard too. Riding my bike is the only way for me to get any kind of intensive exercise.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nearly every day, he drives from his home in Jackson Heights to Flushing Meadows Corona Park, takes the bike out of the trunk, and pedals through the park. It is one of the few places in the city he feels comfortable riding. \u201cI prefer to stay away from car traffic. Prospect Park, Central Park, they\u2019re okay, but this is the only place that never allows cars.\u201d He does ride in the street every once in a while, on the 34th Ave bike lane in Queens, but often finds it blocked by double-parked cars. \u201cThen I just ride around, usually on the sidewalk.\u201d Eldrid thinks that folding bikes, compact and portable, are a great option for the city. He also doesn\u2019t believe in spending a lot of money on bikes. \u201cI grew up poor, so I usually buy the cheapest thing and fix it up if I need to.\u201d This was the case with the folding bike pictured here \u2014 Eldrid used parts from another bike to replace the suspension and the gears. \u201cIt\u2019s a piece of junk,\u201d he says. \u201cBut it\u2019s keeping me alive.\u201d<\/p>\n

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This portrait and story initially appeared last Friday on\u00a0Streetsblog\u00a0as part of my \u201cWhy I Ride\u201d series on New Yorkers and their bikes. Eldrid was born in Hawaii and moved to Queens after getting out of the Air Force in the 1960s. He bought his first New York bike, a light-weight 3-speed, shortly thereafter. A tinkerer […]<\/p>\n

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