The song goes, “Basketball jones. I got a basketball jones.” And thanks to one city councilor where I live who made it his mission to bring back accessible-for-all public basketball courts to this city without […]
Nice stranger #5
This is the second photo I took of a man named Jon, whom I met while Traveling at the Speed of Bike. He’s now a friend. In fact, he’s the person who gave me the […]
Nice strangers #4
Considering I taught a class for adults on trikes, it caught my eye when I saw this woman on a trike — not to mention that adorable dog in the basket! Turns out today’s Nice […]
Nice stranger #3
There’s a public piano at the MARTA Arts Center station (where I often exit the train with my bike). Jeremy Ray (pictured) painted it. The next time we passed after meeting him, someone was playing […]
Alongside the USA’s deadliest highway
Alongside the USA’s deadliest highway, there is a mile of hope. Here I am Traveling at the Speed of Bike on it today. Here’s the headline I’d like to see.
Two gifts in one
When you give this book to the bike rider on your list (or yourself), you give two gifts: (1) a quick-read journey that may help change lives for the better, and (2) a gift that […]
Nice strangers #2
So I kicked off Twelve Days of Nice Strangers a week or two ago, just to give you a peek. My Nice Strangers file of photos is so thick that it’s hard to choose the […]
Discount department store bikes
Many cyclist folks will tell you not to go near the discount department store bikes. Many bike shop mechanics will sneer at you when you bring in your cheap-bike-from-China to have its brakes adjusted (which […]
