"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
"I'm going to start acting my age some day soon, instead of piss-farting around on bikes. Nah, f_ck it." --Surly Dave
Other than in a nightclub at 4am, where's the only place that a lone young woman would be pointlessly aggressive toward four fit, burly blokes that she didn't know? You guessed it: out on the roads.
"No lock can stop all thieves, but all locks are better than no lock at all" --@KarlOnSea
"Why is 5-10 seconds so precious out of your life that you are willing to sacrifice mine for it?" --splork on HubPages
A pathetically narrow bike lane and a driver with anger management issues. I'll not let either disturb a quiet Sunday ride.
"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
"Don't be a snob; if it can be done on a bike, it's good." --unnamed correspondent to RBR Newsletter.
I haven't broken a New Year's resolution yet, so it must be safe for me to speedlink...