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Speedlinking 2 January 2012

“I personally have found that it changes things: I now readily go places I didn’t. Cars are expensive to park; subways take too long. The bike is quick and easy.” –Tom Keane, The Boston Globe

Would you buy a $79.99 mountain bike…seriously?

$79.99 for a mountain bike? Bargain! Or is it?

I love being corrected by a moron

Elly Blue recently wrote at Grist about the joy of being abused on the road for doing “something that’s totally, mundanely legal”.
I had one of those experiences today.

Speedlinking 2 August 2011

“Keep calm and ride on”

What is a cyclist?

A few questions and answers on what if means to be a real cyclist.

Treadlie vs The Wheeler?

Last year was a good year for urban cycling in Australia, with the launch of two new magazines dedicated to cycling for the rest of us: Treadlie and The Wheeler.

Speedlinking 17 July 2011

“A sport is advanced by the handful of people who do it brilliantly, but it is kept sweet and sane by the great numbers of the mediocre, who do it for fun” –Elizabeth Coxhead

Speedlinking 5 July 2011

“My advice to you is that when you’re out on your bike, as often as possible, look up from your Garmin, heart rate monitor and bike computer, and look around and enjoy. Maybe even leave technology at home?” –xcmankan

Speedlinking 21 June 2011

“Toe overlap is not the end of the world, unless you crash and die – then it is.” –Skip Bernet

Speedlinking 29 April 2011

“As magical as a shiny new set of wheels can be, any old bike can still get you where you need to go as long as you can ride it” –Kathleen Wilker