A few weeks ago I lost a client. It wasn’t necessarily anything I did or didn’t do. They’re a not-for-profit and when new board members come in at not-for-profits, there’s always a chance a new board member will say they can take care of the web site for free or they know someone [...]
I’ve been unable to resist riding these past few days. I really should have taken a rest day in there somewhere, but I figure there will be days with crummy weather at some point this winter, so I’ve taken advantage of temps in the upper 50s.
Shorts and a t-shirt weather in January really ought [...]
No TNUA for me tonight, damn it. I spent all day (riding in at sunrise, riding home after sunset) wrestling with a tape backup unit and I’m just to whipped, mentally. Physically, I’m still sore from this weekend—going six weeks between long rides isn’t the best plan—but I could probably make it tonight [...]
The first ride of the year was a nice little 15-mile recovery ride. I set out with plans for at least 22 miles. I’ve simplified my mileage goal for 2007 to 4,000 miles, or 11 per day, so I thought I’d get a day ahead right off the bat.
Warm as it was, the [...]
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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