At work yesterday I found out one of our clerks has resigned her position effective in September. I told my boss I’d like to be considered for the position. She knows how happy I am with my current position and suggested that since we have plenty of time, that I should think it over carefully. [...]
I had a close shave today. And it didn’t come from Gillette. I thought the one last week was enough to hold my attention. I was first in line waiting for the stoplight so I could turn left onto University Ave. The light changed, I pulled out and a woman in a 15 year-old Corolla, [...]
Today was perfect bike weather; a couple of degrees either side of 70, brilliant sunshine and not enough wind to flutter the leaves. I got to work 45 minutes early, thinking as I walked in, Geeze, on a day like today, it would be nice if the ride was just a bit longer. I parked [...]
Sunny today, about 60°F with 10mph winds. I rode the same route I did back on the 17th now that I have an odometer, just to record it, and, well, it’s a nice ride. I enjoyed it both days. The odometer says it’s a 21.25 mile ride. I didn’t specifically check the time, but it [...]
It rained overnight, and although it had stopped by the time I had to leave for work, it was still wet. It was a good time to test my plan to attach the fenders to my bike only when needed. I thought about it for a few minutes—whether to bother at all, and if so, [...]
Last night and Wednesday night I was wired up at the sleep research center. Unfortunately, I slept wonderfully—by my standards. I’m not sure how they’ll interpret it. Among the techs, there was a trainee and one of the is techs noted among the staff there for heavy glue use. I lost most of one eyebrow, [...]
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Someday we’ll all look back on this, and plow right into a parked car.
Just as man evolved from four feet to two, some have evolved from four wheels to two.
Tourers and commuters are a lot alike. Both breeds usually choose a sturdy, yet no-nonsense bike, and both usually have to carry more than your usual OCP roadie. We take tips, tricks, and underground secret information from almost every other type of cyclist, chew it up, and spit out a form of cycling science that manifests itself as a fusion of both basic transportation and recreational riding all at once.—ax0n
You shouldn’t anthropomorphize bikes. They don’t like it when you do that—JustBrowsing
Somewhere on gayforums.net there’s a thread that goes “I just shaved my legs and got some tight lycra shorts. Do you think it would make look like a cyclist or not?”—From yet another “Does wearing lycra make me look gay?” thread on bikeforums.net
I don’t hate cars per se, but the lifestyle they encourage is as lethal and self-destructive as any drug.—Cosmoline
I guess for me it boiled down to a realization that a bike was the right tool for the job. Using a 3,000 pound vehicle move me and my briefcase 2.5 miles to work everyday was like using a steamroller to press my shirts—they'd be wrinkle free, but an iron would be a better choice.—chocula
Starve a terrorist—ride a bike to work. It’s not just good for the environment, it’s good for civilization.—NotAsFat
When all the gasoline runs out, the Priuses are going to be dead on the side of the road right beside the Hummers.
Who is more patriotic, the person who commutes to work on a bike, or the guy who slaps a US flag decal on his SUV that gets 12 miles per gallon?—Jim Caple (ESPN)
I’m on the odd side of now but the right side of history.—Woodog
What’s the point of a bike if you can only ride it on weekends and you can’t even carry anything with you?—madfiNch
I don’t ride to save the environment, auto fuel, money or even to get exercise. I ride because I enjoy it and as a consequence, I get the benefit of the other things.—Charles Vail
What I need is a tandem, a squash racquet and a daring & ruthless accomplice. Is anyone in?—Chris L
My two favorite things in life are libraries and bicycles. They both move people forward without wasting anything. The perfect day: riding a bike to the library.—Peter Golkin
If one is going to be hedonistic and NOT actually in Jamaica, well bicycles ain’t such a bad way to go.—PansyPalmetto
Skilled city cyclists move through traffic like gazelles through a field of fat cows.—JoeyBike
Biking isn’t a sport because anybody can do it. I can bike, you can bike. For goodness sakes, my mother can bike! You don’t see her on the cover of Sports Illustrated, do you?—jack002
Bicycles move with the flow of the Earth—Nikki Giovanni
Let’s have a moment of silence for all those Americans who are stuck in traffic on their way to the gym to ride the stationary bicycle—US Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR)
Putting slicks on a mountain bike is like putting a dress on your best friend Bob. He still won’t look like a woman, and he won’t ride like one either.—Platypius
They’re just bikes. Ride ’em in the rain, salt, snow and crap to fully appreciate them.—Mike Zanconato
One of the best things about bicycle commuting is that it can mitigate the displeasure of having to go to work.—BikeSnobNYC
When you approach an intersection think of the cars as affectionate cats that are going to try to rub themselves against you.—BikeSnobNYC
It’s like bikes. Give yourself a budget. Then double it.—grscha
Rule 9: If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.—The Rules