a bike for all seasons
four seasons, many stories...
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My urban bicycle adventure – with sprinkles of travel to other places – has been active for sixteen weeks. That’s about thirty percent of my year of cycling completed. This blog documents a personal experiment in bike riding and story-telling. I’ve committed to riding my bicycle as much as possible in everyday life. I’m testing the boundaries of myself – my laziness, discipline, fitness and lifestyle – as well as the boundaries… Read More
I arrive home from a morning ride and at the end of the driveway I see my neighbour Bob sitting in the communal car wash bay with his bike. I let my bike roll on along the pebblecrete, curious to see what he’s doing. It’s a sunny morning with high humidity and Bob sits in the shade on a foldaway pine chair. His bicycle stands in front of him, suspended on a small triangular frame,… Read More
The radar showed a blanket of blue, green and yellow with sprinkles of red, pulsing in a six frame loop on my iPhone screen. It was early Saturday evening and a text arrived: Lotsa rain on way! Do you want me to come past and pick you up in the van? We were soon to ride out to meet a friend so we could all ride over to Dust Temple for a Bleach*… Read More
a bike for all seasons 