"People who accumulate lots of road rash over a lifetime will have spent their lives happy." Tim Parker, mountain bike enthusiastI'm not sure I look forward to more road rash (in fact, I hope to avoid it), but I do see where Mr. Parker is coming from. Getting out on two wheels and riding is so good for the mental and physical state. It is difficult to deny the truth of his philosophy (despite the pain that is sometimes included). I'll try to post more, but rest assured that if I am slacking on the blog posts, it is not a sign that I have lost the passion for cycling. ]]>
Comments: I rode the Trek again for today’s commute. The ride in left me feeling energized for the day. The ride home was more work (against the wind), but it didn't really feel like much of a ride. The 5 1/4 mile commute is beginning to feel like just a warm up again.
Pedaling by and listening to the helicopter that is perpetually hovering above the scene of yesterday's homicide is a little disconcerting
The ride home: Overcast, around seventy.
Number of fellow cyclists seen on both trips: 5 (all of whom were riding on the sidewalk on the wrong side of the road)
]]>"The fixed-gear bike, or 'fixie' as it's called in some circles, has been around a long time, some people will tell you. (Some of these people are bike messengers who grump about how the media always tries too hard to look for the latest 'trend.')But the bikes are clearly becoming more mainstream, even among that group of urban bike rider who has never been to or even knows or could care less about an alleycat race (ask a bike messenger)."
A tip of the hat to newsvine's transparent opal for this story.
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A lot can be said for the argument that the roads we have are more than sufficient for cyclists and automobiles alike. In my opinion, much time, money and effort is wasted on bike paths, when more attention should be given our current road conditions. Education and safety are key to motor vehicle and cyclists sharing our current roads in harmony. Let the U.K. teach us a lesson about how to do things properly in the United States.
There is no reason cars, bicycles and pedestrians can't coexist peacefully without wasting hundreds of thousands of our tax dollars on separate bicycle paths. However, let's concentrate on making the roads we have safe for everyone. If people want to build bike paths in places where there are no roads for cycling (old railroad routes, etc.), let them do it through non-profits.
A tip of the hat to BBC NEWS for this story.
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"'Wherever I go, there's my bicycle.' The bicycle obsessed pursuits of a Cape Cod cyclist."If anyone (anyone?) was wondering where I have vanished to, and why the lack of blog posts, I have a couple of excuses:
and a few others I won't bore you with.
With the wedding only a month away, there is obviously much happening on that front as well. Tomorrow we go to the town hall for the marriage license, and Sunday Morning Blog (Dead Bloggers Society, Commute-a-Blog, etc.) will soon be joined forever with Jesse Loves Brady. Amazing!
I'll do my best to keep up with the posts, but at least now you all know what I am up to with my disappearing act.
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]]>"Bike Furniture Design is a design and manufacturing studio specializing in contemporary, modern furniture made primarily from recycled steel and aluminum bicycle rims, handlebars, and frames."Yes, I am bicycle obsessed. No, this does not include my furniture. The chairs do look comfortable though... Add to Del.icio.us | Add to Technorati Favorites! | Blogroll Me!]]>
"NEW YORK -- The bicycle taxi trend is weaving its way through the clogged streets of midtown Manhattan, a movement growing so rapidly that the city is proposing regulations before it spins out of control."I agree that there should be some sort of safety certification and inspections for these pedicab operators, but I am not sure that I agree with proposals to regulate them financially. What better way to encourage less crowded streets than to encourage human powered transport? Putting a financial burden on people who are providing such a working benefit to the city seems foolish. If the city is so concerned about safety, maybe they could create some sort of insurance fund for all pedestrians in the city. They should use transportation monies for this effort. The burden on our city streets are cars, trucks and buses... not bicycles, pedestrians and pedicabs.
A tip of the hat to Newsday.com for this story.
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Add to Del.icio.us | Add to Technorati Favorites! | Blogroll Me!]]>"Bike is a Pipe Bomb" sticker causes scare:
"ATHENS, OHIO — A sticker on a bicycle that said "this bike is a pipe bomb" caused a scare Thursday at Ohio University that shut down four buildings before authorities learned the message was the name of a punk rock band, a university spokesman said."
A tip of the hat to newsvine for this story.
Add to Del.icio.us | Add to Technorati Favorites! | Blogroll Me!]]>"The Arrowhead 135 Ultramarathon owes its existence to the perpetual cold that each winter settles over this region of northern Minnesota, which has been tagged the Icebox of the Nation. As a flagship event in the BAD 135 World Series, a new international series of human-powered races that traverse 135 miles in extreme environments, the Arrowhead 135 Ultramarathon has been designated as the cold-weather race, and it is the opposite of the Badwater Ultramarathon, a sister 135-mile race held in Death Valley, Calif., at the height of summer's heat in July."Cycling Ultramarathons in sub-zero temperatures? These people are nuts... and amazing!
A tip of the hat to The New York Times for this story.
Add to Del.icio.us | Add to Technorati Favorites! | Blogroll Me!]]>Man sentenced for ride-by bottom slap - Yahoo! News:
"A Colombian man has been sentenced to four years' house arrest for slapping a woman's bottom as he rode by her on his bicycle, sparking debate on whether the punishment fit the crime."
A tip of the hat to Yahoo! News for this story.
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Add to Del.icio.us | Add to Technorati Favorites! | Blogroll Me!]]>"...Brooklyn Industries recently started displaying custom tall bikes in their store windows. the bikes are coupled with t-shirts depicting bicycle gears and biking slogans. they are made by one man who apparently collaborated with Brooklyn Industries to put the bikes in their stores throughout nyc. and they are also donating $2 from the sale of their large and medium messenger bags to Recycle-A-Bicycle. However, there has been some dissent about the blatant commercialization of this particular (and rather anti-commercial) subculture."
The post above details the vandalism of Brooklyn Industries' property as the result of their cycling related window displays. They are promoting cycling... good for them if they are benefiting from it!
As a cyclist, and someone who promotes the use of alternative forms of transportation on any and every level, I am angry about what some of these radical cycling "activists" (I think they are self-centered morons) are doing to the cycling cause.
Complaining about commercialization, boycotting it, or even campaigning against it is one thing, but defacing someone else's property is another thing entirely. You don't like capitalism? Show me another country where you would rather be, and I'll pay for your ticket. Do you think these vandal/taggers ride bikes made entirely of components produced by their own two hands? Give me a break! You people make me sick.
A disapproving tip of the hat to SUCKA PANTS for this story.
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Add to Del.icio.us | Add to Technorati Favorites! | Blogroll Me!]]>The ride in: It was sunny and in the teens, but the wind was non-existent. Sweat levels: low
Comments: I rode my Trek for today’s commute. The ride home was not nearly as enjoyable as the ride in (more wind and much more traffic), but the diesel fumes weren't nearly as bad as those I experienced during this morning's commute.
The ride home: Partly cloudy, mid-thirties and windy.
Number of fellow cyclists seen on both trips: 1 (a recumbent going the wrong way... on the sidewalk)
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"WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush tried his own version of winter sports this weekend - two bike rides in subfreezing temperatures - after watching some of the Winter Olympics on Air Force One on Friday."
You know you are slacking when the President of the United States is getting more weekend cycling time in than you...
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