I realized I’d explored the entire city of Lyon, with minimal expense and a lot of fun—a far cry from the typical hackneyed tourist experience.
Read MoreOn that day we rode to the library for books on Woody Guthrie. Later to Anne’s house to let her know, who we instead found on the bike path before we got there. That ride counts for more than I hope we’ll ever know.
Read MoreBikes turn out to be objects that can break, and break us. But Dave plugs away. He doesn’t give up the bike, and he doesn’t give up on becoming something more than a cutter.
Read MoreWheelmen and wheelwomen indignantly deny [its] reality, but the talk about “bicycle face” has gained considerable currency and given rise to grave discussion concerning the causes and remedies of the phenomenon.
Read MoreIt’s funny how on those days/ when the wind is so strong/ you pedal like a zoetrope horse/ stuck in stride.
Read MoreSparkling snow, frosted trees, stiff smoke rising in unison across the cityscape from so many smokestacks. During the prolonged sunrises and sunsets, brilliant orange and pink covered the horizon.
Read MoreWith a little effort and even less money, the rider of a retrofit singlespeed can create a simple component to keep the chain in place.
Read MoreSometimes you get a headwind and sometimes you get a tailwind. Let the headwind remind you to slow down and enjoy what’s around you. Let the tailwind remind you that sometimes it feels nice to get a little help.
Read MoreMaybe go further and lock your bikes at a trailhead. Look not just at the moon—that's Mars there, too.
Read MoreOur handy chart for what to eat, and not to eat, while out there on your bicycle.
Read MoreGravity still functions, holding our wheels fast to the pavement. Cuts harden into scabs and soften into scars. Bruises fade.
Read MoreBy virtue of your courage, be it ever so humble or young, know that you are, ever and always, one of us.
Read MoreRiding a bike can profoundly affect the way one sees the world.
Read MoreThat familiar symphony of saddle and shoe leather straining and squeaking.
Read MoreWe love to cycle around the forests and woods at this time of year.
Read MoreThere really should be some sort of national note leaving campaign whereby we vow to put a note on someone else’s bike every once in a while.
Read MoreDo these administrative decisions tell us that we are ready to leave unsustainable practices in the past and forge into the next paradigm? They do not.
Read MoreOur mornings, our bicycles, our lives: they are all under our direct control.
Read MoreWhy has the bicycle yet to become a serious government-backed 'safety valve' for our problems comparable to those of past generations?
Read MoreA basket on one of our bikes was full with a wool sweater and root vegetables stacked every which way on top.
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