"We have a wonderful network of over 25,000 miles of cycleways in the UK, with smooth tarmac and direct routes to the places we want to go. All we have to do is get the other people using those cycleways in their motor vehicles to do so safely and properly." -Regulator, Cyclechat [via @
John_the_Monkey]
"I just feel so free and just like I'm lovin' every minute of life and it's...it helps. It's therapy for me, y'know pedallin'" --Steven Marmo, The New York Times
"There is a deeply pleasing randomness about the campus cyclists, as though one morning university officials had assigned a bicycle to every member of the Stanford community, come as you are, without considering for a moment matters of fit - or fitness." --Verlyn Klinkenborg, The New York Times
"It is not quite true, but none the less often repeated, that the bicycle is the only technology with no downside...But they are near-perfect working machines." --Stephen Bayley, guardian.co.uk
"Seventy five percent of all journeys in Britain are under five miles in length; half are under two miles; and thirty two per cent under a mile... Of all journeys undertaken by car, sixty one per cent are under five miles in length; and a similar proportion of all short journeys currently take place in cars." --Bikes Not Fumes, p. 11, CTC 1991
"Why is 5-10 seconds so precious out of your life that you are willing to sacrifice mine for it?" --splork on HubPages
"Take a minute and think about the great rides you had this year, and the laughs and tribulations shared with your riding buddies. That's what it's all about, my friends." --The Daily Randonneur
"You could give me statistics out the wazoo about bike safety, but the only thing that really made a difference was getting some positive cycling experiences." --Julie White
Zed, from Boroondara BUG, says that there will be some fairly major detours on the Gardiners Creek Trail due to the widening of the tollway coming up in the next few months. Also a few changes...
Nothing personal I'm sure, but if you ride a bike British journalist Matthew Parris wants you dead. Preferably by having your head ripped off...