…are coming next week. Maybe. I was interviewed yesterday by a columnist for the Associated Press. He’s doing a piece on car-free commuting. While researching on one of the bike forums, he liked parts of my story and the way I put things. We did a 15-minute phone interview. When we finished, he warned me […]
One of the perqs I’ll miss from my current job at the library is old magazines. Certain titles make a detour home with me on the way to the recycle bin. Earlier tonight I was reading the March 2005 issue of Wired. In an article titled “The Resurrection of Indie Radio” I was struck by […]
Fifty-one miles and change today on a ramble in the rain. A friend I met on the Bicycling Magazine Forums, ‘Tude, asked if I wanted to do the Henpeck Hop ride today. That’s the same 50 mile ride I did back on the 5th. The Weather Channel was calling for temps in low 70s, light […]
My boss phoned me this afternoon to offer me the clerk’s postion. I accepted. Starting after Labor Day I’ll be working all day Fridays and all day Saturdays behind the Circulation Desk. I’m going to miss pushing my cart around shelving and straightening. On the other hand, I’ll get to talk with more of the […]
The week thus far has been eaten by locusts. After not sleeping at all Sunday night, I’ve been walking around zombie-like since. Nights have been short and naps have been long while my body tries to sort itself back out. Monday’s commute I’m told, this sounds like something out of a cartoon. And frankly, I […]
I have an hour before going to work. Not enough time for any of the projects I have. So a little ramble. New Link I upgraded my membership at Bike Journal. One of the options of premier membership is that I can make my ride log public. You’ll find the new link in the right-hand […]
It’s amazing how the seemingly minor changes we made to my bike on Wednesday (and the new saddle I bought last week) have transformed it so completely. When I ride in the upright position the bike was designed for, everything is just perfect. The bike seems to disappear completely from beneath me. Even the stupid […]
Actually, I stole the title. It’s the name of the gay bicycling club in NYC. But it works here. I just got back from my fit session at Full Moon Vista Bike & Sport. I like doing business there because I like the staff and the owner. But I don’t like going to the shop […]
Heading out to Pittsford this afternoon, I didn’t think I’d make it to the group ride, let alone through the group ride. My legs were sore and tired. Some of it was from doing 50 miles yesterday, some was from doing those 50 miles with the saddle not adjusted properly. It needs to go up […]
Fifty and 44/100 miles with a lunch stop in the middle. Had to do a couple of laps around the block to break 50, and they were definately cool-down laps. This, on a new saddle which isn’t broken-in or positioned quite right, yet is still far more comfortable than the stock one. And on a […]
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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