So when I stopped on the way home from work to vote, the election ladies fell silent when I walked into the room. Do you think it was because:
where I’ve done business
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
November 6th, 2007 at 7:09 pm EST
Ha! I voted today by bike also (34 degrees). After I handed the lady my ballot, she handed me my red “I voted” sticker, which I kindly asked her to affix square in the middle of my (also hi-viz yellow) back. On the way out I heard some “ha, he put it on his back. Neat…” comments. Old people are easily amused apparently. I wonder if I reminded anyone to vote today when they passed me on the road.
November 6th, 2007 at 10:12 pm EST
I stopped on my way home form the TNUA ride to vote, and got many comments as well. I ended up dripping on the sign in book – I hope that doesn’t invalidate the whole voting booth for the day. ! could not find find a dry spot to put the sticker on.
November 6th, 2007 at 10:22 pm EST
Yeah, it was a wet TNUA tonight. Cold too. Despite two pairs of socks and shoecovers, my toes froze. That’s why I left early. That and I was about ready to bonk. Not sure what was up with that.
November 7th, 2007 at 9:47 am EST
Bruce & Keith: Making Our Democracy Safe For Cycling.
Bravo!
Jason
—Jason Crane
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“Nothing To Lose But Our Chains!”
November 10th, 2007 at 12:21 pm EST
...Not that I thought I would be the only one to exercise my “rights of futility” on Tuesday. Being a regular bike commuter myself, I hoped to leave a suitably positive impression on the aging league of women widows er voters, by attending to the task on bike. By 1pm I was voter #96 for my district. The baked goods were a delicious bargain and the real reason I vote in every election.