“It’s a kind of escape for us, a chance to break away from the daily reality of prison.” –Daniel, participant in the prisoners’ Tour de France.
“The experience was pretty revealing – it opened my eyes to the challenges that cyclists face, which are clearly significant…I wouldn’t single out any particular group of motorists, but I saw behaviour ranging from the very courteous to that which was frightening.” –Ian Craig, Managing Director of Lothian Buses.
“You learned a long time ago that it doesn’t matter how light or fast, just get on that bike.” –ORbike
Our workplace BUG is a pretty laidback arrangement but we still managed to win ourselves a small victory this year.
“Cycling is an activity in and of itself, regardless of where you end up, or whether you break a sweat.” –Happy Woman Magazine
“I hate that the bicycle is made out to be something political. I have stated here before, if automobiles ran on pixie dust and had zero carbon emissions, I would still ride a bicycle. I am a cyclist, and riding a bicycle is a love and a passion.” –Dave Moulton
I haven’t been stranded on a broken down train since my last effort, so it must be safe for me to speedlink…
I haven’t been caught distributing bogus how-to-vote cards since my last effort, so it must be safe for me to speedlink…
I see the Hell Ride finds itself in the news again. “What have they done this time?”, I hear you ask. Well, nothing…
The road to recovery is littered with tired cliches…
Let’s get behind the wheel and do anything other than pay attention to the road….
“Hark!” the herald angel sings “Time to buy some cycling things…”
In August I made an entry called How To Steal a Bike, prompted by a couple of films on the web showing people ignoring someone stealing a bike right before their eyes. In the discussion that followed I suggested a possible approach for witnesses to a suspected bike theft: simply shouting Oi, that’s my bike
might be enough to see-off a thief. However for reasons of personal safety I didn’t think this was an entirely foolproof method.
Comments on the topic went quiet until last week when Paul from Adelaide recounted his largely unsuccessful attempt to use this approach. Feeling that the story shouldn’t be hidden away in the comments, I’ve asked Paul to go back and start at the beginning for this guest entry. You may not agree with what Paul did—you may even think him reckless or that he brought a bad outcome on himself. Maybe. Regardless it stands as a warning: your bike is replaceable, your life is not.
–T&M.