"We believe that the benefits of cycling as part of the transport mix are not being fully realised because of poor public policy...there are major benefits to the City that are not being realised (less congested roads and public transport; less air pollution; lower carbon emissions; lower public health costs; quieter, safer roads and a more pleasant public realm)." --Melbourne City Bicycle Rider
You know it's been a while between posts when your own mother starts chipping you about not updating your blog...
"A three hour bike ride means three hours of mental refreshment; it would take extreme concentration to achieve that by meditation or some like method." --Dave Moulton
"I just feel so free and just like I'm lovin' every minute of life and it's...it helps. It's therapy for me, y'know pedallin'" --Steven Marmo, The New York Times
"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'm going to start acting my age some day soon, instead of piss-farting around on bikes. Nah, f_ck it." --Surly Dave
"Seventy five percent of all journeys in Britain are under five miles in length; half are under two miles; and thirty two per cent under a mile... Of all journeys undertaken by car, sixty one per cent are under five miles in length; and a similar proportion of all short journeys currently take place in cars." --Bikes Not Fumes, p. 11, CTC 1991
"I received the best compliment the other day since I became a cyclist…someone came up to me and asked if I rode a bike.
I was ecstatic. I have been trying for years to not look like a cyclist." --mk at momentum
Cycle Commute
- Is fast, fun, enjoyable, time-saving, healthy.
- Makes me feel happy, stress-free, alive, succesful, fit.
--Polak, on Sydney Cyclist
"Road-bike aficionados are much like trout: simultaneously enthralled and mortified by anything shiny and new that enters their environment." --Wired.com