Tag Archives: bike culture
Can’t fix stupid
I get annoyed when people say that cyclist should follow every traffic law to the letter so that drivers won’t get so pissed off and will give us more respect. My argument: the drivers who are hostile towards cyclists are … Continue reading
What do normal people do?
What’s your first thought on a snowy Saturday in January? (That would be last week for those of us “up north”; yesterday for those “down south” in Akron). After “coffee”, it’s thinking about what is the training plan for the … Continue reading
If I don’t race, everyone else will be getting faster
Some years ago, when people asked me what “I do”, I would tell them that I ride my bike. Then I would add, “oh, I have a job too.” That’s what it felt like. Even when racing at an amateur … Continue reading
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Lunatic Fringe
To those of us who do it, riding nearly every day doesn’t seem all that unusual. It’s just what we do. Riding becomes just another part of the daily routine. But every so often something happens to make me realize … Continue reading
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20 years of progress
Here’s a measure of progress in the last 20 years: when Greg LeMond won the 1989 World Championship (in an amazing finish), we had to grovel for token TV coverage and scraps of news buried on page 10 of the … Continue reading
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Suck wheel or get dropped?
Here’s the situation: you make what looks to be the winning breakaway. But quickly you realize that if you keep working at the same pace you’re likely to be dropped from the break. What do you do? Sit on and … Continue reading
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Don’t try this
When you see someone on a bike talking on a cell phone, do you think, “what a wanker”? What about texting? What about someone laying in the road, one foot clipped into a pedal and one hand holding the cell … Continue reading
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Don’t need a weatherman …
What did we do in the days before weather radar was a few mouse clicks away? We looked up at the sky, decided it was safe to ride … and then got wet a lot more often. The forecast today … Continue reading
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Just riding around
I’m coming to the conclusion that interesting encounters happen more often while you are out “just riding around”. That’s “just riding around”, as opposed to an intentional training ride — the dreaded 2×20 minute intervals, hill repeats, sprints, etc. For … Continue reading
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Wrong time to start riding to work
The ideal time to bike to work is in the middle of summer, right? Warm mornings, lots of daylight, and most importantly no parents rushing to get their kids to school on time. But most of the time riding to … Continue reading
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