“Road-bike aficionados are much like trout: simultaneously enthralled and mortified by anything shiny and new that enters their environment.” –Wired.com
“One of the greatest things about cycling is you can do it with 10,000 people or you can do it alone. And you don’t need to engage in the `secret handshake’ of name-dropping, proper equipment usage, and wardrobe in order to do it. Choose a group, choose a fashion, or don’t, it doesn’t matter.” — Bike Snob NYC
“Did you hear about the centipede who fell in a ditch? He couldn’t get up. He was too exhausted trying to figure out what foot to put first. Same thing with a bike. Who needs 18 gears?” — Fred Mathes
“I’m lazy. But it’s the lazy people who invented the wheel and the bicycle because they didn’t like walking or carrying things.” –Lech Walesa
There’s a reason why I don’t often comment on topics like this these days–it just gets me riled. But thinking about what this dipstick did puts my blood pressure completely off the charts.
Gulp! It’s been two weeks since my last entry! Quick, speedlink and hope no one notices…
I haven’t broken a New Year’s resolution yet, so it must be safe for me to speedlink…
I haven’t been caught in public with my pants down since my last effort, so it must be safe for me to speedlink…
Some recommended routes for exploring Melbourne by bike.
As you might have gathered, I’m full of admiration for ‘extreme’ utility cyclists…
Bicycles–did you know they can also be used to carry people?
Cover of “Transport and Development in the Third World” Share This
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