no GoPro for the go go…..we go to Canada

Our vacation wasn’t like this. We didn’t have a GoPro. No one colored us with colorful chalk. We didn’t run around. We didn’t run around….but man, we sure did cover a lot of ground in a Dodge minivan with 200,000 … Continue reading

Anton

Here’s a short documentary about Anton Krupicka, the ultrarunner. What was interesting about this one is that, while it did focus on his running… some, it was mainly about his day to day life….and his efforts to recover from injury. It’s interesting … Continue reading

pancakes!!

Check out these guys cycle touring from Mexico to Peru to raise money for a charity called Mind Charity. This is a video that they made of a day in Nicaragua. Look at the pancakes around 4 minutes into the video. … Continue reading

RIDE FAST LADY

All these Ted Talks. What a cool thing to get to hear people talking about things that matter to them. Speed records….on a bicycle. Pretty cool. All these extremes that these people went through to try and establish a record … Continue reading

Hey!!! It’s Ben Sollee!! No….wait….it’s the other bicycle traveling cellist!!!

Cello Joe! Joey Chang!! Ben Sollee I knew about. But this guy? Very cool. The internet can be a pretty good place to discover new things….and new people. Now, if you are a guy without any talent who drags his … Continue reading

a gentle twist on reality….to what could be. (good by accident)

Another Ted Talk about bicycles. Activism by accident….the building of something good because someone helped someone else….and the word got out, and soon….a lot of people were being helped and a “movement” was begun. It’s funny how that happens. It’s … Continue reading

all around Africa….riding the two wheels

Look at these guys….riding the bicycle. Riding the bicycle….because that’s your option for transportation. How revolutionary is that? Now, these guys focused on South Africa….and they say that it’s not really the norm that people are riding bikes. But look … Continue reading

plastic/paper

The cashier asked me the other day, “Is plastic OK?” What do you say to something like that? I don’t tote my own bags….I don’t come prepared. I worry about things….but I don’t do anything other than worry. I told … Continue reading

cities are for cars…you can’t ride a bicycle

If we’re in an “old city”, we can puzzle over and complain about a narrow road that feels kind of anachronistic. Some of these roads feel like they weren’t designed to facilitate a Hummer. And….you know what? They probably weren’t. … Continue reading

ride to work…ride for work…ride for life…ride to life

Oh, man!! Bicycle messengers. I’m kind of like a bicycle messenger….except I drive a mail Jeep and never get to ride my bicycle for work. Except for not ever getting to ride my bike, I’m just like a bicycle messenger. … Continue reading