Friday, April 29, 2011

Imagined in VeloOrange

Like every other bicyclist I am enjoying the Spring weather. With it I got a few rides in (Spring deluges and complicated schedules prevented more outings). One of them was late this afternoon, where I made a quick dash to the grocery store for dinner ingredients. I lock up with my own Ben-fashioned steel cable that stretches seven feet through my front and rear wheel, and through the loops of my panniers. Frankly, this lock has to go because it’s not hardy enough for a determined thief, but it is lightweight and easy to deal with.  The ride there is only one mile from my house, and today I slipped beyond so many motorists idling away their gasoline and rumps in car seats.

Here’s my bike imagined in a different color against the backdrop of the grocery store’s parking lot and entryway:



Earlier in the week I met a fellow cyclist on the morning commute. This is such a pleasure yet unfortunately a rarity. Riding in tandem gave a sense (mainly a false one) of greater security, as the car people SURELY saw TWO cyclists better than just one of us. We had the micro-collective going. A dyad! Are things changing for the better? I thought of Copenhagen then. And now I’m thinking of Copenhagen again. And reality is setting in…and Camp Hill is quite the opposite in terms of biking culture. One day….  ….I might move to Copenhagen….

Friday, April 22, 2011

Sixteen Miles

...to the office....
...then to the Agway ( for seeds a plantin' )...
...followed by a short spin to the Art Depot ( can't be short on brush pens )...
...and then home...
...all in sunny warm weather....
....superb!

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Borneo Bicyclists

I feel pretty lucky to have a lead on bicycling in Borneo.  Last year we had an exchange student from Samarinda, and for the first time she’s been able to serve as a video correspondent for the bicycling scene in this equatorial town. As you will see below, many motorized scooters share a tight space with bicyclists here, as they move along past small shops at night in a cluster of vibrant, albeit noisy, energy.

Saturday, April 2, 2011

Half Rate Biking...

My son and I think this guy Chris Akrigg is, well, merely half-rate on his "Mongoose", so we'll share, just in case you want to pick up a few basic mountain biking skills...

A Hill in Spain from chris akrigg on Vimeo.