Ride a bike, share your experience and love. When I go biking, I repeat a mantra of the day's sensations: bright sun, blue sky, warm breeze, blue jay's call, ice melting and so on. This helps me transcend the traffic, ignore the clamorings of work, leave all the mind theaters behind and focus on nature instead. I still must abide by the rules of the road, of biking, of gravity. But I am mentally far away from civilization. The world is breaking someone else's heart. ~Diane Ackerman

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Wednesday, March 12, 2014

The Fixie Phenomenon

The Fixie Phenomenon
Santa Barbara Independent
Andie Bridges
2014-02-25
Link: http://www.independent.com/news/2014/feb/25/fixie-phenomenon/

"Fixed-gear bicycles were once reserved for velodrome racers and bicycle messengers. However, recent years have seen gains in fixie use among recreational riders, leading to increased interest in cycling, a unique cultural scene, and controversy regarding the bike’s use."

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