More on the topic of personal cycling evolution: I’ve been increasingly influenced by Willie Weir and Kat Marriner, who live on Beacon Hill and get around their interesting and active lives without a car. Willie is a colunmnist for Adventure Cycling, the author of several books (latest is Travels With Willie) and a frequent speaker on the bicycling [...]
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“Could I go by bike?”
Posted in Environment, Spirituality/Philosophy, Transportation on May 11, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Free Cycle Day in Missoula, MT
Posted in Clubs & Orgs, Environment, Equipment & Gear on June 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Spring road trip – left Seattle Friday April 24 with LRB in the back of the car, arrived Missoula that night and got up the next morning to explore the town by bike… A few blocks from where I was staying in the University District I ran into this event, staged in a park. Seems [...]
Washington #1, BI bronze
Posted in Environment, Miscellany on September 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
According to the League of American Bicyclists, the state of Washington is #1 on its list of Bicycle Friendly States – outranking Oregon by four spots. The league says it scored all 50 states using more than 70 factors in its ratings. Bainbridge Island garnered a “Bronze Star” last spring in the league’s 2008 rankings [...]
Chop wood, carry mail
Posted in Environment, Equipment & Gear, Miscellany, Spirituality/Philosophy, Tours on August 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I haven’t posted much here this summer, maybe because I’ve been going through something of a bicycling identity crisis. Trying to reach a simple decision about changing the Redline from a two to three chain-ring system triggered a flurry of thoughts and feelings, and since the change was made, it seems I’ve rounded a bend [...]
Hey, I won something!
Posted in Environment on May 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I just received an email from the school where I work, letting me know that I won a gift certificate to Blackbird Bakery for being the person who racked up the most bicycling miles last week during “Alternative Transportation Week.” I recorded 28 miles on the school’s chart, biking to Winslow for work/appointments four out [...]
Great weather for Bike to Work Day!
Posted in Environment, Rides on May 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
After weeks of dreary Spring weather, Bike to Work/School Day dawned with blue skies and promises of warm temperatures. I rode to Commodore Options School, where I work – and found lots of people had joined me. In fact, I managed to ride to Winslow for work and errands four out of five days last week – and with [...]
Two-wheeled wonder
Posted in Environment on April 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Two wheeled wonder: The glory of lungs, legs and steel This article is excerpted from Seven Wonders for a Cool Planet, by Eric Sorensen and the Sightline Institute (Sierra Club Books, May 2008). The bicycle is a masterpiece of physics. It harnesses human muscle power directly to that old-time marvel – the wheel – and [...]
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