My commuting to work plans have turned out to be shaky. There are a lot of things that people don’t tell you about before you start commuting. I’ve ridden bikes for a long time and I love riding, but actually using my bicycle as a mid to longer distance commuting tool is a relatively new […]
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Commuting to Work: the things they don’t tell you.
June 2nd, 2011My bike isn’t as fast as I remember it, or is it just me?
May 4th, 2011This winter left me in a somewhat less than ideal shape. The addition of a new member to our family meant that my time on a bicycle was greatly reduced. With moving to a new home and going to school while working full time, well, that meant that I spent a great deal of time […]
Communication is key: how being obvious is being safe on a bicycle
February 15th, 2011If you work in an office, I do, then you have probably experienced the strange and troubling phenomenon of communications break down. It can be a disruptive and most distracting occurrence. The result is usually confusion, a string of long emails and somebody making an error in judgment. All of these things could generally have […]
Axiom sponsors H&R block road team
January 26th, 2011As it so happens riding a bike is a thirst inducing endeavor, much akin to licking the salt off of a large novelty pretzel, and yet very different at the same time. When one finds oneself on the saddle of a bicycle with a nagging urge to satisfy their thirst what better way than with […]
Cycling has a lot going for; its getting easier to become a cyclist every day.
January 13th, 2011Cycling has a lot going for it: its great exercise, a quick way to get around a city, less expensive than a car, pollutes less than other forms of transportation and an awesome way to experience the full gamut of sense provoking sights, sounds and smells that the world holds around us. So here’s a […]
Don’t get SAD: Ride your Bike
December 15th, 2010I read a story the other day about a young girl that started out every day by looking at herself in the mirror and convincing herself that keep a positive attitude no matter what the day threw her way. She had started it when she was in her teens and had continued this daily repetition […]
Two Wheels Shape My Life
August 5th, 2010Sweet, speed embraced freedom Nothing is as fast as me; two wheels speeding through concrete jungles I am an urban warrior beating the rat race As we dodge, duck and weave through a steel stampede, I can’t help but smile A gap opens and I push the cranks harder just squeaking through Mother Nature throws […]
Smile, you’re on a bicycle :)
July 19th, 2010It was a hot summer afternoon; the sun beat down on the helpless city, relentlessly pushing the mercury higher and higher. Waves of heat poured upwards from the hot blacktop of the streets as drivers sat in their air conditioned cabins, insulated from the burning sun. I was desperately trying to navigate the twists and turns […]
See the world around you: why you should ride with a mirror.
May 20th, 2010Fastflash DLX Mirror Every time I read through the news, which is daily, it seems there is a new and disturbing article about an accident involving a cyclist and a vehicle, the cyclist always loses. What I find troubling is how many people are oblivious to the extra safety precautions they can easily take to […]