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Recording rides a rewarding resolution

Last year I resolved to record all of my rides, and at the end of the year I was pretty happy with that decision.

Speedlinking 10 November 2008

“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

Speedlinking 25 September 2008

“Fat-busting but not wallet-busting, the humble bicycle is an increasingly popular choice of transport. Around 130m bikes rolled off production lines in 2007 and even more are set to be made this year.” –The Economist

Speedlinking 8 September 2008

“Don’t be a snob; if it can be done on a bike, it’s good.” –unnamed correspondent to RBR Newsletter.

Speedlinking 2 July 2008

“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

Speedlinking 13 June 2008

( Melbourne and Kids and Gadgets & Gear and Heh! and News )

“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

Speedlinking 3 June 2008

( Heh! and News )

“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

I’m detraining

( News and Commute )

Being forced to stay off the bike has given me cause to ponder the meaning of detraining.

Air quality and respiratory distress

Cough, cough, hack, gasp, cough, splutter, wheeeeeeeze!

In praise of power-assisted bikes

Do you look down (just a little bit) on power-assisted bikes?

Pedal-powered Pong?

( Kids and Rant and News )

You want to play video games? You gotta WORK for it, kiddo!

Speedlinking 12 October 2007

I haven’t broken a fingernail since my last efforts, so it must be safe for me to speedlink…

Recovery is slow

( Heh! and Commute )

This time it was going to be different. After the last debacle there’d be no rushing to get back on the bike…

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