What a day for a ride! It was just under 60° on the way to Presbytery, and around 65° on the way back. Negligible winds too. Oh, and relatively sunny as well. I took the long way in both directions. Leaving here I head downtown, pick up the Riverway south to Genesee Valley Park, where […]
What a roller coaster of an afternoon. First, it was raining with embedded thunderstorms. The splat of raindrops and the hiss of tires on the road probably explains why I was oblivious to what happened next. I had an appointment at Full Moon Vista to have Yellow Bike worked on and to get my new […]
Sometimes life gets in the way of posting things here. Long time readers know it takes me an agonizingly long time to turn out an entry between my dyslexic poor typing and ADD. There’s no such thing as dashing off a quick entry for me. So when life gets busy, entries stop. Snow tires off, […]
Let’s see… When we left off last time, I’d just had a blowout in the living room and had swapped Yellow Bike’s rear wheel to Bike. Well, I think I’m really going to like the tires I bought for Yellow Bile. I got a set of Continental Ultra Gatorskins, wire bead, in the 700Cx25 size. […]
I found a new comment in my BikeJournal profile today. I happened across “bikerjohn’s” [bike]journal and dropped him a note. He told me about you, because I said that anyone who rode in the Rochester winters was really dedicated. Then I reviewed your [bike]journal. You, sir, are more than dedicated, you are demonstrating what it […]
Will someone please explain to me how energy is saved by moving the hands of a clock. And if moving a clock’s hour hand 30° saves X amount of energy, why don’t we move them 60° and save 2X of energy? Or would that collapse the oil economy? The silliness of this whole idea of […]
Winter’s back again and this time, I’m feeling it. I’ve spent the last few days holed-up in the apartment wanting to be anywhere but here, yet not wanting to go outside to do it. Fortunately, it’s supposed to get almost to freezing tomorrow and the wind finally quit today. It’s still in the single-digits tonight […]
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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