So the derailleur on Attica was pulling up when I backpedaled, such as when I’d stop at a light and try to get my pedal into “power position” for optimal takeoff after the light changed. […]
Author: Pattie Baker
Writer, street photographer, urban farmer, and League Cycling Instructor (#5382), learning as I grow and traveling at the speed of bike. Peace Corps Uganda invitee (June 2020, delayed due to COVID-19). CDC Foundation Communications Specialist working with State of Alaska Dept. of Health on Healthy You in 2022 project. Mensa member. Metro Atlanta Bicycle Mayor. See books on Amazon in all global markets (USA link: https://www.amazon.com/Pattie-Baker/e/B005JBN7ZK).
Two simple questions
I click on the Obama Foundation Fellowship application and two questions smack me in the face. I spend the next week thinking about them while riding my bike before I apply. I know it’s a […]
Rust God
Folks who read my book are usually surprised at all the God mentions, perhaps because they didn’t realize I’m so spiritual since I’m not religious. Bike riding, in fact, is a prayer to me. It’s […]
And then there were two . . .
Poems at the Speed of Bike from 7MPH are being featured throughout October at Gallery 26 on Belty.
The final vote
Ah, the beauty of “instantly downloadable to any device” — I’m able to test things and change them on the fly, including different bike styles, photos, colors, fonts, and supporting information for covers for my […]
Some days
Some days you just need to take a ride in the woods and recite an old favorite poem to stop feeling emotionally paralyzed by our hurting world.
Poems at the speed of bike
So Poems at the Speed of Bike (1) is out there. Three more to come during the rest of Biketober. For no particular reason.
When will we begin again?
So yesterday right in front of CNN Center, I see a protest while traveling at the speed of bike. I think it’s maybe about Puerto Rico or the NFL (the Falcons were playing at that […]
Traveling at the Speed of Bike 