Last year I resolved to record all of my rides, and at the end of the year I was pretty happy with that decision.
Is buying a bike as a supermarket special a dumb idea? Well, it depends on what you want to use it for.
Cycle Commute
- Is fast, fun, enjoyable, time-saving, healthy.
- Makes me feel happy, stress-free, alive, succesful, fit.
–Polak, on Sydney Cyclist
Audax on the velodrome? That just doesn’t seem right. Nevertheless, we took to the track at DISC last night at the Audax club night. Some ‘adjustments’ were required to riding fixie…
“The premise that cyclists’ behavior somehow voids their right to sharing the road is indefensible at face value. ‘Well officer I thought it was OK to hit this cyclists because several blocks back I saw another run a red light’ is not something anyone could defend.” –TheWashCycle
And you thought scooters were for kids…
“The bicycle is just as good company as most husbands and, when it gets old and shabby, a woman can dispose of it and get a new one without shocking the entire community.” –Ann Strong
“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
Being forced to stay off the bike has given me cause to ponder the meaning of detraining.
And normal service should resume shortly…
Get together and have some fun, or stick it in your bum. Time to speedlink…
‘Treadly and Me’ spluttered inauspiciously into life on 1 January 2006. So as the year draws to a close, this provides me with the excuse to ruminate on what was and what may be…in this little corner of the web, at least.
Here’s an unexpected suggestion: let’s ban the Hell Ride.