"I lost 20 pounds...How? I drank bear piss and took up fencing. How the f--k you think, son? I exercised." --
ShitMyDadSays
As I headed off this morning, I confidently predicted that the mess from Saturday's storm would all be washed away by last night's rain. It just shows how wrong you can be...
"We have a wonderful network of over 25,000 miles of cycleways in the UK, with smooth tarmac and direct routes to the places we want to go. All we have to do is get the other people using those cycleways in their motor vehicles to do so safely and properly." -Regulator, Cyclechat [via @
John_the_Monkey]
A rare fall of rain adds a bit of extra "interest" to the bike trails.
Do drivers and cyclists come to the road primed for misunderstandings?
"You sure do like to tailgate people... Right, because it's real important you show up to the nothing you have to do on time." --twitter.com/shitmydadsays
I never get bored with my ride to and from work. When you ride, every day is a different experience. But sometimes it's fun to freshen things up a bit.
It's one thing to install a secure public bike cage. But you've got to tell people about it as well.
I'm guessing Ride to Work Day numbers were down a bit this year in Melbourne, because conditions were a little inclement. If you're not a regular bike commuter, you might not appreciate that the weather is part of the attraction.
"I've traveled by foot, car, plane, train, boat and on horseback, but nothing comes close to connecting me to places and people the way bicycling does." --Diane Daniel, Ode Magazine