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.
“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
Let’s talk about preparing for a long bike ride. Specifically, your first “long” ride. That is, the first time you consider a previously unimaginable distance and say, “I reckon I could do that.”
“[Roadside assist] man told us he’s doing lots of flat batteries these days because ‘Everyone’s riding their bikes…forget their car needs to be used’” –@treadlie
“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
“In fact, the contractions on the bike were the easiest to bear because I was distracted and doing something I love.”–Susie Weber
“I suggest the following: we are all real cyclists, no matter why we are doing it.”–Mia Birk
“…most of our cycling just isn’t all that exciting. It’s generally very pleasant but not worth reporting on frequently. Its the everyday stuff we do all the time, ride to school, ride home, ride to swimming, ride to the shops, ride to friend’s houses… you get the picture.” –faithh
“Every bike salmon constitutes an utterly gratuitous confrontation and escalation in the war between bicyclists and motorists.” –Felix Salmon
“In a a properly designed Traditional City, most people don’t need bicycles.” –Energy Bulletin