Baby boomers grew up in a time that was simpler and much less hectic than most people’s lives are today. Many lived in one car households and had to depend on themselves to get to school and back home again. Walking and biking were the most common means of transportation for many. During this time the bikes that later became known as beach bicycles were very popular.

These bikes were the pride and joy of many a newspaper delivery boy in those days. They were characterized by big tires, an upright seat, and sturdy construction. The manufacturers even created specialty bikes that were a big success at the time.

Bikes were a familiar sight on newspaper routes in towns around the country during this time. There were also versions of the bikes built around animated characters and popular puppets available.

As time went on, boomers began adult life with all of the pressures that come with career building and the strains of standing out among their peers in order to get ahead in whatever professions they had chosen.

The cycling world was also undergoing big changes. Companies developed racing bike and muscle bikes. The racing bikes combined speed with slimmer wheels and a lighter, sleeker design. The muscle bikes took after the popular low slung motorcycles that dotted the roads. In a resemblance to the boomers, the public expected bikes to deliver more speed and to change with the times.

Beach bicycles really are something of a mirror for the baby boomer generation. The boomers are beginning to at least think about moving away from a lifetime of climbing the corporate ladder day in and day out and are getting ready to embrace a more relaxing and leisurely life.

Beach bicycles and the baby boomers have much in common. They have gone from the simpler times of a half century ago through the more demanding eras of change and growth, back again to a more leisurely way of life. Through it all the boomers and the bikes are beginning to come full circle and represent a time when life was meant to be enjoyed to its fullest.

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