Recently in biking Category

I know I'm a little comic obsessed at the moment. This was made with Comic Life. I love the program, but it's a little slow on Windows. I'll bet the Mac port is better.

CIMG5808, originally uploaded by timbu.

Both kids hopped on their new bikes last week and instantly knew how to ride. The last few summers haven't been as successful. I would push and push and the kids would go a few feet before wiping out. I tried new methods to teach kids and nothing worked.

This year they just got on the bike and away they went.

I asked Matthew how he learned so quick. He said, "I saw Elise get on her bike and I knew I could do better than her."

Note to self: Start chore competition.

The weather is so nice, I can't wait to hit the road. It's probably why JWZ's bike advice cracked me up today.

" ... always assume the cars can see you perfectly, and are trying to kill you."
-- Jamie Zawinski, "the collected jwz bicycle wisdom"

I liked a lot of his other thoughts on biking, especially that hybrids make a great city bike essentially for the same reasons the elitists eschew them.