I’m an equal opportunity offender, so if my views on something disagree with yours, great, just keep riding your bike. Unless you don’t, and are a “motorist” in which case, watch out for us on 2 wheels, quit texting, playing with your ipod, reading the paper, watching dvd’s or any other nonsense that I see you do while you drive, and stop killing cyclists.
I failed as a messenger, I’m at best a mediocre wind sucking pack filler in races, and I still fall down a lot at cross races. I know where I stand (or in this case pedal). Yet I still am a cyclist. I ride every day. Summer or winter, sun or snow, makes no difference to me. It’s not about an economical or environmentally friendly means of transportation, its not about it being a good workout or beneficial to my health. Its about not being able to stop. Its about waking up in the middle of the night and just having to ride right then. Its about riding up and down the highest hill in whatever town you happen to be in until you puke, then doing it again and then again. It’s as much about the organised races and crits as it is riding around aimlessly with friends. Its about riding with the voice in your head that says “why the hell are you doing this to yourself, take it easy tomorrow” then being back at it before the sun rises. Its an addiction I wouldn’t trade for another, it’s a necessity, an obsession. And when the winter air is burning the back of my throat, and I cant feel my toes or fingers, when the sun is searing my flesh and the rain is drenching me for hours, when I am asking myself “why am I doing this” the answer is always there.
Because I have to. This IS why.
It is said I need therapy, all i really need is a bike.
Of the machines I own my favorite currently is the Trek XO1 cyclocross, it has been for sometime, and will be for the foreseeable future.
contact: militant_cyclist at yahoo dot co dot uk
What’s up? I replied to your comment on my site, and shot over here to peep your blog. Dig it! Added a link to your site.
I see you’re a vegetarian, right on. I am also a fellow herbivore.
Looking forward to following your blog.
Peace,
Patrick – SSD Crew
try riding a squid
you’re cool man!!! You ride a bike while I ride roller blades… Thank you for enjoy my artwork, you’re quite talented as well… I’ll start to watch your wordpress and add your link to my page and then maybe we can be friends and enjoy our ideas together.
speak soon bruv, cya.
That’s what I think of you. Do you jack off to your bike also. When was the last time you had any pussy? Rosey palm does’nt count. That’s all losers like you do. Is talk. I think that your just a self-centered, self-important, hypocrite.
Jseus, self righteous prat. Anyone who can turn a bicycle into a lifestyle needs therapy.
Don’t care about these idiots. They are pathetic, enough said. Don’t bother analysing what brought them to make these pitiful remarks.