“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
“The bicycle has a soul. If you succeed to love it, it will give you emotions that you will never forget” –Mario Cipollini
“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
“The experience was pretty revealing – it opened my eyes to the challenges that cyclists face, which are clearly significant…I wouldn’t single out any particular group of motorists, but I saw behaviour ranging from the very courteous to that which was frightening.” –Ian Craig, Managing Director of Lothian Buses.
There’s been no sign of the Black Death since my last efforts, so it must be safe for me to speedlink…
Bike Tas held a commuter challenge on Ride To Work Day.
Results are in from the latest commuter challenge in Edinburgh.