Last year was a good year for urban cycling in Australia, with the launch of two new magazines dedicated to cycling for the rest of us: Treadlie and The Wheeler.
“A sport is advanced by the handful of people who do it brilliantly, but it is kept sweet and sane by the great numbers of the mediocre, who do it for fun” –Elizabeth Coxhead
“My advice to you is that when you’re out on your bike, as often as possible, look up from your Garmin, heart rate monitor and bike computer, and look around and enjoy. Maybe even leave technology at home?” –xcmankan
Health-wise, it’s been a good day: no backache, no abdominal pain, no headache. So far so good. Now I suppose I should get out of bed.
Let’s talk about preparing for a long bike ride. Specifically, your first “long” ride. That is, the first time you consider a previously unimaginable distance and say, “I reckon I could do that.”
“[Roadside assist] man told us he’s doing lots of flat batteries these days because ‘Everyone’s riding their bikes…forget their car needs to be used’” –@treadlie
“As magical as a shiny new set of wheels can be, any old bike can still get you where you need to go as long as you can ride it” –Kathleen Wilker
“Wearing a fluorescent jacket doesn’t mean that you no longer need to look where you are going.” –road.cc
“This is part of the beauty of cycling – all it really takes to be a cycling advocate is to ride your bike. The more people there are out there riding bikes, the more cycling benefits.” –BikeSnobNYC
“In fact, the contractions on the bike were the easiest to bear because I was distracted and doing something I love.”–Susie Weber