then this past sunday i got a head cold.
i didn't even know what it meant until i got one.
in short, they suck.
so instead of teaching class on sunday,
or going out for a ride monday,
i took it super easy and ate a lot and healed.
and watched a bunch of videos on the internet,
so i could pretend i was outside.
even if outside was snowing, hailing, and raining,
all on the same day. that was monday.
maybe the cold saved me from a miserable ride.
or maybe the cold kept me from an amazing one.
we'll never know!
that said, these videos are pretty sweet:
i met kurt in oakland maybe 5 years ago,
when he worked at the bent spoke bike shop.
he rode an xtracycle setup faster than most people rode normal bikes.
he was talking about going on a crazy tour, and i'd probably never see him again.
then last summer i ran into him at the brooklyn bicycle jumble. holy shit!
i don't think he really remembered me, but i was glad to see him,
and we caught up a bit and he told me how his tour was on hiatus for a minute.
i had no idea he was up there in beacon, or that there was a video about his story.
but i'm glad there is, and i'm glad he's back on the road.
his endeavor is a big one, bigger than most people can dream.
to take on something like that doesn't just earn, it almost commands respect.
i wish him a great journey.
this one is just a fun mix of all kind of play bikes.
makes me want to move. which kind of riding inspires you most?
and this last one. this one is very simple.
some might say it's nothing too special.
but it recalls to me something from my early days of riding.
something i mentioned in my last post, how my friends and i would keep riding,
long after the sun went down, and on until it came back up.
those were special times, beholding the quiet city when it's least awake,
exploring parts usually kept from us. having the city to ourselves.
even a nice, long, late night, moonlit ride would do me, and probably most riders,
some deep, unconscious good.
that'll have to go on the calendar.
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