As a micro-influencer in the active mobility space, I’m always looking for new visual backgrounds to jazz up my social media presence. This is a fun thing that folks are doing around the world during […]
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). Mensa member. Metro Atlanta Bicycle Mayor. See books on Amazon in all global markets (USA link: https://www.amazon.com/Pattie-Baker/e/B005JBN7ZK).
The Art of Bike Riding
rockin’ my new Goodwill leggings If you ride your bike, you get the value of public art, even graffiti. When you start to see the art, you start to be the art and to feel […]
God’s Work (or Bob’s Work)
It’s a very specific feeling, and I recognize it. It feels like God’s work. Or Bob’s work. Bob was my friend with whom I created or rejuvenated about a dozen food-growing gardens in Metro Atlanta. […]
Follow Me on TikTok (and Then Join Me!)
follow me here So the hashtag #bicycle has a billion views on TikTok. #BicycleGirl has 1.9 million. #BicycleLife has 1.8 million. #Biketober has 49.9 thousand views, with only 23 tagged videos. Five of them are […]
Meet Bill Black, Riding for Fun and Fitness
photo of Bill Black knocking off more blocks towards his goal of riding the entire city Meet Bill Black. He is a six-year member of our Biketober team, Trust the Journey (currently in third place […]
Like a Labyrinth
Oh, so that’s what’s going on. I think it’s because the constant turns while rollerdancing stimulate the opposite sides of the brain that it feels so familiar to me (see Full-Bodied Pivot). Labyrinths do the […]
Full-Bodied PIvot
I open the kitchen door to the garage and the light through the side window hits the empty concrete, my car in the shop for over a week now waiting seemingly-endlessly for a part. I […]
Meet the Harding Family, Empowered by Ebikes
photo of Geri Hope, Tracey, Andrew, and Jackie Blair Harding So I’m on a multiuse path at an intersection, waiting for the light to change and drooling (as always) over the gorgeous two-way protected cycletrack […]
Traveling at the Speed of Bike 