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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
Speedlinking 15 November 2011
“We try to do rides that are somewhat audacious. If they were easy, it wouldn’t be all that satisfying when you get to the finish.” –rider, Seattle Randonneurs video
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 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
Dangerous cyclists and expectations
Another problem with dangerous cycling being seen as the norm is that inexperienced cyclists may think that breaking road rules is a prerequisite to being taken ‘seriously’.
Speedlinking 29 November 2010
“Cycling, like swimming, is a lifeskill that really ought to be taught early. But this can’t be forced. If the parents don’t cycle, they might not see cycling as a lifeskill at all”–Carlton Reid
Speedlinking 11 August 2010
“In a a properly designed Traditional City, most people don’t need bicycles.” –Energy Bulletin
My two rules of bike lighting
In southern latitudes, daylight saving has recently ended and commuting cyclists find themselves suddenly plunged into darkness in the early evening. It’s around this time every year that Bicycle Victoria rightly reminds riders to Light Up.
On cycling every day
This post originally appeared on the 30 Days of Biking blog on 8 April 2010.
Have you tried 30 Days of Biking?
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