Cyclists don’t like making field repairs in wet weather, but when I needed to stop this morning I made myself as comfortable as possible. Fortunately it wasn’t hard…
I had a thoroughly enjoyable day out on the Audax ride I did last weekend. Here’s a sample…
“It’s funny how a little rain scares so many cyclists off, because a one or two hour ride in the rain is generally a very pleasant experience as long as you keep moving and stay warm.” –SurlyDave
Is buying a bike as a supermarket special a dumb idea? Well, it depends on what you want to use it for.
Give up the entire day’s riding just because I need to run an errand in the morning? Noooooo! The solution: drop a folding bike into the the boot of the car. Let’s hear it for multi-mode transit!
Cycle Commute
- Is fast, fun, enjoyable, time-saving, healthy.
- Makes me feel happy, stress-free, alive, succesful, fit.
–Polak, on Sydney Cyclist
When good opinion pieces go bad: Graham Cornes starts out well making his case for better bike lanes in Adelaide, but then he heads off into illogical and dangerous territory…
While the Around the Bay in a Day ride is not to my taste, I reckon it’s a great event that clearly demonstrates that cycling is an overwhelmingly positive activity.
I really had to tone down my language on this posting. It’s considerably shorter now that I’ve calmed down a bit and taken out all of the F-words…
A quick whip-around of news reports and blog posts on the subject of Ride to Work Day.
“What’s most enjoyable is sailing past queues of traffic in the rush hour!” — Bernard Sudlow
The competition to design new bike racks for New York City has shown that secure bike racks can also be beautiful and interesting objects in the streetscape.
It is well worth pushing for weekend clearways on Beach Rd, but using the “might is right” argument to achieve that won’t help cyclists in general.