Thursday I met my friend Blaine at the farmer's market in front of Lakeside Hospital. It was an adorable mini fair, complete with a steel drum band at the apex of the archway of green. I had a delicious chicken tikka wrap from Chutney Rolls' booth and a mango lemonade. MMM. I also bought some fresh pasta from Ohio City Pasta because their booth ( Read more... )

A friend posted asking, "Why don't cyclists just use the sidewalk? You'd think it would be easier ( Read more... )

So, Friday was National Bike to Work day, which was an event celebrated largely by businesses offering freebies to people who show their bike helmet. Hey, I'm all right with that, since it directly benefits me ( Read more... )

1. Start strong. It only takes one song to get to the top of the hill. Keep pushing. You'll be there before "Summertime Blues" ends ( Read more... )

As a bicycle commuter, there are a few things that drive me nuts. People who zoom out of parking lots/driveways without looking. Motorists who shout "get on the sidewalk". But when it comes to other cyclists, I really, really really hate when they zip past me when I'm stopping lawfully for a traffic signal or stop sign.


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Not every day, but very frequently, when I bike home, this older gentleman in a tweed suit passes me, his tie fluttering in the wind and he casually speeds uphill while I huff and puff and fall behind ( Read more... )

Sometimes I get down on myself while biking home - usually as some aged professor blows past me going up Edgehill. Two days ago I made what I think was my best time up the hill. I wasn't listening to music as usual, which I credit with increased concentration on pedaling, but maybe it just felt shorter because I wasn't competing with the rhythm ( Read more... )

As a bicycle commuter, I run into a fair share of glares and horns. People don't like having me on the road, because I'm slow, and they have to pass me, and that slows them down. So I try very, very hard to stay out of the way because I want everyone to like me ( Read more... )

Yeah, so after my exciting morning biking yesterday, what with the failed brakes and the near-death, I decided to be experimental on my way home and see if taking Cornell up to Edgehill would be easier than going down Adelbert to Cedar ( Read more... )

Saturday I got my bike out, dusted it off, filled the tires, and went for my first bike ride of Spring ( Read more... )