Dino embraces 'old coot' internationalism

Eight Canucks and four Yanks, all of notable age, rode BC's Bowen Island with Dino who took this photo.

BOWEN ISLAND, British Columbia -- Dino Enell, the Chippings bike mechanic extraordinaire, rode this scenic island with a group of eight Canadians and four Americans (counting Dino) last weekend in what he reported as total harmony. The group has been doing an annual three-day cycle ride on the island for 25 years, Dino said.
Admittedly, the island is small and laid back. Even by cycling up numerous hills numerous times, the Yanks were hard pressed to log any more than 55 miles total on their speedometers. The Canucks recorded 90 kilometers of their odometers.  
Perhaps it was the leisurely pace. Or maybe the frequent rest stops, or the downhill coasting, or the ample food and beverage. Whatever it was, it was mellow. Dino, the beleaguered chair of the dispute resolution process on the Chippings' Sicily ride, declared that the international group of old coot bikers had "mastered the art of interpersonal male communication."