I’m still not any closer to fixing the gallery and posting pics from Canada and Colorado. Nor am I any closer to writing up the ride reports. It’s still pretty busy around there.
But I took some time this morning to freshen the look here, rearranging and updating things in the sidebar, and adding [...]
Many people have asked me to ride the Highlander Tour this autumn, especially after having earned my chops on Mt. Evans a few weeks ago. Unfortunately, that trip used all my vacation time and I can’t afford the time off.
This is where you come in. As your paid rider, I’ll gladly wear your [...]
My week away in Colorado was just too huge to write about in anything blog-length. Trying to sort it out chronologically is tempting, but I think a thematic method will be better.
I’ve already written about the Mt. Evans climb. Other topics deserving of their own entries are the train trip on Amtrak, The [...]
Among the other souvenirs, I brought home from Colorado a wicked summer cold. Summer colds are always more annoying than than in other seasons, but this one is the worst cold I’ve had in years.
It kept me home all day yesterday when I really wanted to be at the Rochester Road Race, which was [...]
On both of my recent cycling vacations, I employed the “vague notion” of travel.
I’d set out with only a vague notion of where I wanted to go, or what distance I wanted to travel, or what I’d like to see. Then with a vague notion, I’d set off and let opportunity be my guide.
In [...]
Here’s a rough draft of my submission to the Rochester Bicycling Club’s August Newsletter.
RBC Member Rides to Top of Highest Paved Road in North America
By Bruce Wilbur
On Wednesday morning, July 30, 2008, I wore my RBC jersey to the top of the highest paved road in North America, at the summit of Mt. Evans, just [...]
Part II(a)
Today I rode The Epic Century. I started out feeling weak, tired and sore. I rode anyway. I had to SAG twice, for five or six miles each time. And I didn’t do the 15-mile loop at the end to round out the century. But I felt pretty good [...]
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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