Water dripping down on you is a sure way to wake you up. Shortly after five this morning, a heavy rainstorm began moving through. I brought the bike inside, dried the seat and left it in front the window fan to dry. Then I went back to bed. At 6:41, I was awakened by rain […]
Gemelk takes a bronze in Chicago’s Gay Games VII Eric added a bronze in the road race to the silver in critirium he took earlier in the week. Read about here. Cooler, drier, and faster It rained for most of the day yesterday, shich was fine. I needed to get some inside things done. Today, […]
Yesterday I dropped-out of the consolation prize sleep therapy from the sleep study I began participating in back in January. I slept better last night than any other in six months. This, despite the heat, high dewpoint, sticking to the sheets, and three box fans buzzing in my windows. At issue was not the theraphy […]
I rode 170.29 miles in the nine calendar days of my vacation. There were two days I didn’t ride at all—last Saturday when CBC was here and Wednesday with the rain of the 40 days. Sunday was short, also because CBC was here. Monday was a one-way trip of 10.86 miles where I ended up […]
I’m on vacation this week. I’d been looking forward to lots of riding. Today I rode the couch. I generally don’t mind riding in the rain, and sometimes I downright enjoy it. But with three inches down and more on the way, they’re closing streets due to flooding, and the roof has started leaking in […]
“I’m sorry I couldn’t stay any longer,” said CBC. “Yeah, but look at everything we packed into into a single weekend,” I replied. Together we recounted everything, which, when sorted into chronological order, goes something like this: Had a great dinner at Veneto’s (baked snapper in a citrus vinaigrette with green beans and fried sweet […]
I ♥ my new cassette! I had my new Shimano HG-70 13-23 cassette installed yesterday. It replaced the SRAM PG-830 11-30 that came on my bike. The new one isn’t nickel-plated like the old one, so it’s not as pretty and shiny, but boy, what a difference in riding! The cassette, BTW, is the group […]
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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
I ride to work just because I enjoy it, but I keep getting told it’s for other reasons.—ThermionicScott
If I only rode my bicycle on nice days I wouldn't be a cyclist. I'd be just another old fat man with a bicycle hanging in his garage.—Dave Cutter
I took Brucew's advice ... Perfect!— ScooterDobs