help

somebody. So I had a strange experience with a woman in need. I was biking from my house back to the downtown and I was in a bit of a rush as I was trying to meet some friends for a concert and they were holding a spot for me on the lawn and as it was a free concert holding prime spots can be difficult. I was making a sharp turn onto the ATT and a elderly woman in an electric wheelchair was sitting still with her cell phone out. I looked at her and she pleaded "can you help me?" I stopped and asked what she needed. She had run out of power in not just her wheelchair but her cell also. She lived,"just at the corner" and could I ,"push her to her house" I am if nothing else a good person at heart so I locked my bike and pushed her to the corner. When we got there she informed me that now she could ,"see her house." It was another half a mile distant. It was about a thousand degrees out and I was already late but I couldnt just abandon her though there were more people around at that point so I pushed on and after much sweating and lamenting my kind nature i finally arrived at her home. I swear the road to hell is paved with good intentions. I finally got back to my bike and found 3 hoodlums standing around it looking at the lock and cable. I gave them a hard time and biked into town in time to catch the last of the concert but not in time to get a seat. Eventually I met up with the folks I was going to meet and had a beer, so in the end no harm no foul. But really who goes almost a mile away on an electric wheelchair that may or may not make it back and further why didnt she have a charged cellphone. To rely on the kindness of others is a bad policy, I dont know if I would do it again. Then again I would because many people have helped me when I was in a bind and I feel like somehow I can work it off. Its a hard life working off all the good that has happened to me. I should be thankful to be so in debt.

hey hey

so i am biking again. i love it. I have a nice 3-4 miles to work and I plan on riding every single day. It is amazing being on a bike. the wind the sound of tires rolling along. Almost all of the ride it on trail so I dont have any traffic just me and the trees. It is one of the best parts of the house here in durham. I also get to ride to go out for a night. I live like 2 miles from the downtown again along the trail so I love it. I cant recommend riding a bike strongly enough. It is just joy. I am working with a few others that ride to work, I plan on getting a parking space assigned to me and putting a container garden in it. I think it will be great. looking forward to settling in and going for a nice long ride, so far 10-12 miles is the farthest I have gone, but the trail continues for like 30 miles so I will do that soon. I love being mobile.

hysterical

I have been reading about the increase in tickets to NYC bike riders in the recent weeks. I am sure it is two fold, one the weather is nicer so more people are out on bikes. 2 most motorist actually dislike bicycles. I have been on bikes in many cities and I can attest to the fact that most traffic/city planning is not designed with two wheels in mind. It can be a pain in the ass to ride. I have also been guilty of running the red lights and not strictly obeying every rule of the road. However I have also been on the other side of that equation where cars have endangered my life for what seems to be no other reason than 'sport'. I can not see an easy solution to this clash of cultures in most cities. I actually have to side with the cars on this one. Most cities are designed with them in mind, lights are timed for their speed. Distances and sight lines are based on their dimensions. If you ride and break the rules you should be ticketed. It is the only fair way to deal with it. Same rules should apply to cars, no more warnings, you violate the rules and get caught tickets.

tag

you're it. so for the next 30 day challenge I will be trying to run 100 miles in the 30 days. for those of you who live in the metric world that is 160.9 km. it should be doable but as it is getting hotter I will be doing it late in the evening or on treadmills at work. i plan to measure my weight and resting pulse before i begin the challenge to see if there is any change. if i had a bike i could think of a few challenges with it. soon.

want

I want a bike trainer that hooks up to my google earth and I can ride through all the cities of the world. It would be great if it could auto adjust the tension to make climbing harder and downhills easy but right now i would just love to be able to sit down and bike through budapest, cario or lima without leaving home. It would certainly make winters more bearable.

when

when do i get to get out of this desert hell? I still miss my bike. and the feeling of the wind blowing through my hair. I have loads of 20-40 mile bike trips planned around my new house. I think i will ride down to a nuclear power plant that is about 26 miles from my front door. so excited. just 90 more days.

cold

I still have no bike. Sad about that. not much else has changed.

missing it

I really miss being on a bike. its been a long time. I will never live in a city that I cant bike in again. that is my new years resolution.