St Joseph News-Press features bicycling couple

Bicycling couple Bob & Cindy Neidinger (MoBikeFed members and key members of the St. Joseph Bicycle Club) were featured in a recent St. Joseph News-Press article:

At home, local riders became an extended family. “The Bike Club was really instrumental in teaching us what to do, where to go, how to dress, what to look for in a bike,” Bob says.

Their son, David, who grew up in this hothouse of pedaling, has since become president of the cycling club at the University of Kansas. “Everybody around here in cycling knows him and feels responsible for how well he’s doing,” Cindy says.

The couple began tandem cycling as a means of togetherness and for ease of longer rides. The more ergonomic recumbent machine they now use, one allowing riders to pedal in a reclined position, gives them cycling’s health benefits with less physical rigor.

As for mental health, they ride on pavement but among God’s creations. And the stress of a day pours off into the activity.

“I love when she has a bad day because she pedals harder,” Bob jokes.

They will volunteer when the Tour of Missouri rolls into the region next week.