You know it’s been a while between posts when your own mother starts chipping you about not updating your blog…
This entry was received as a comment to my earlier post, Gardiners Creek Trail: Mostly good, but it really deserves its own post, so here it is. The author, Zed, corresponds occasionally with this blog and is connected to the Boroondara BUG.
“I’ve traveled by foot, car, plane, train, boat and on horseback, but nothing comes close to connecting me to places and people the way bicycling does.” –Diane Daniel, Ode Magazine
“There are so few things I’d rather do than ride a bike.”
While a certain “street cred” comes with having a “borrowed” milk crate for your bike basket, there’s something elegant about good ol’ wicker.
A rack-top basket isn’t just a container, it can also be a chance to show-off your bike hackery skills.
“Seventy five percent of all journeys in Britain are under five miles in length; half are under two miles; and thirty two per cent under a mile… Of all journeys undertaken by car, sixty one per cent are under five miles in length; and a similar proportion of all short journeys currently take place in cars.” –Bikes Not Fumes, p. 11, CTC 1991
“It’s funny how a little rain scares so many cyclists off, because a one or two hour ride in the rain is generally a very pleasant experience as long as you keep moving and stay warm.” –SurlyDave
Will humans ever finish designing and redesigning the bike? I doubt it…
I haven’t been trampled by galloping horses since my last effort, so it must be safe for me to speedlink…