“I noticed that I woke up each day energized and ready to go. I noticed that I was still sharp and productive throughout the day and into the night. I noticed a transition from being tired after riding… to being tired if I didn’t ride! It was at that point that I ‘discovered’ pedalocity.” –Michael Sicurello, Well On Earth
“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
“But here’s the big secret: bike commuting is no sacrifice at all. As a matter of fact, I often feel a pang of guilt for doing it. It’s so much fun, and I derive so many benefits from it…” –Alan, www.ecovelo.info
And there I was, thinking I might never speedlink again…
Melancholy thoughts aside, I think it’s still safe for me to speedlink…
I haven’t had a brake problem in two days, so it must be safe for me to speedlink…
Sheldon Brown saves the day. Yet again.
Instead of just posting a Friday photo, I thought I might have a bash at this speedlinking thing…
These guys are either very good with Photoshop–or very, very crazy.
Finally, a photo gallery of my commute route…
What’s the economic value of a rail trail to the surrounding community? While it might be hard to estimate accurately, the consensus seems to be that they’re a good thing locally.
A year on and ‘Treadly and Me’ is still here-who’d have thunk it? In the 243 posts since this blog started on 1 January 2006 I’ve avoided blogging about the blog, so perhaps you’ll excuse this one indulgence…
In 1953 Arthur Brisbane, of the New York Evening Journal, said of the car: “Soon Its Position Will Be Reversed and it Will be the Conveyance of the Laborer”, just like the bicycle was before it.