DEC 29, 2008 – 12:00AM A couple of years ago, after I starting cycling semi-seriously, I headed out for what then counted as a long recreational ride. I was stopped […]
New year’s revolutions
JAN 5, 2009 – 12:00AM Generally speaking, I don’t like new year’s resolutions. I figure if you want to lose weight, or give more to charity, or spend more time […]
Andrew Jackson: Come to papa
JAN 9, 2009 – 12:00AM Twice in the past couple of weeks I’ve had co-workers call my attention to the bicycle commuter benefit that started Jan. 1. There also was […]
Snappy rejoinders on the roll
JAN 12, 2009 – 12:00AM Back in the days before the delightful — but not quite infallible — no-call list, I used to pride myself on how I handled the […]
Commuting in the extreme
JAN 16, 2009 – 12:00AM A couple of months ago, a co-worker asked if I had ridden my bike to work that day. It was wet or windy or cold […]
True grit
JAN 19, 2009 – 12:00AM Every year about this time, I’m reminded of an old college girlfriend. Whenever we’d see a scene in a movie or on TV or an […]
Riding under the influence
JAN 23, 2009 – 12:00AM I saw a couple events around the start of the year that started me thinking about the consumption of adult beverages in conjunction with cycling. […]
Honk if you’re horn-y
JAN 26, 2009 – 12:00AM I’ve always been impressed with the range of messages that can be sent by a simple car horn. For the most part, car horns are […]
Hard-headed cycling
JAN 30, 2009 – 12:00AM I saw an interesting statistic the other day. According to a Consumer Reports survey of 1,000 Americans on risky behaviors, 58 percent said they never […]
Hang up and … ride?
FEB 2, 2009 – 12:00AM I know some people are umbilically attached to their cell phones.I’m not one of them. But I almost never head out for a ride — […]