Hump day links
Jun 11
2008
2008
- » Much of the Chicago Cuttin’ Crew is heading to Toronto this weekend for the Cycle Messenger World Championships. Naturally they are getting there in style.
» Speaking of messenger world championships, don’t miss this reminiscence from Avi Neurohr (Unattached).
» The human body is a beautiful thing. That said, I’m not sure where I stand on the World Naked Bike Ride. No, wait, I know exactly where I stand: far, far away. In pants.
» I’m not sure what is more astonishing about the much-ballyhooed crosswalk sting: That cars kill one pedestrian a week, or that Chicago police are actually doing something about it, however token the gesture might be. (Can you imagine how vigorous the response would be if it were Osama bin Ladin and not Henry Ford who killed 52 Chicagoans a year?)
» With all due respect to my dirtbag friends, I always thought it said volumes that John Kerrey was a roadie and George Bush was a mountain biker. One goes for long, contemplative rides and pacelines with others toward a common goal. The other flies solo, tearing up the natural environment and satisfying his short attention span (if not bloodlust) by jumping over obstacles with nary a thought as to what calamities might lie on the other side. What, then, do we make of a candidate who rides a mountain bike on the sidewalk? Can we vote for such a man? (I don’t know what John McCain rides. Probably a Rascal.)
» I’m not sure which I like more: bikes or New Belgium beer. The Tour de Fat on June 21 is a chance to enjoy both. (The event is a benefit for West Town Bikes, which is soliciting volunteers.)
» In addition to great beer, New Belgium also makes great commercials.
» This could be a fun way to make recovery shakes.
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Jun 11
2008
4:15 pm
yobdlog (xXx Racing-AthletiCo)
Ouch.
Dirtbagging is about controlled riding with preservation of trail systems, others, and self in mind. If you happen to have control at full speed through rough sections and seemingly insurmountable obstacles - well that’s just good leadership my friend!
Which is why our prez is a horrible mountain biker.
I believe Senator Obama is riding a ‘comfort’ bike and not a mountain bike.