And so, week 3 of online college, work-at-home, and social distancing ends. Our home life is a bit of a ballet, each of us flowing from room to room throughout the day, giving each other attention and space in equal measures. Coming together. Staying away. Except for my morning bleaching of this and that; my…
Tag: bike
It’s time
God has been holding a space for me in my garden, and I’m there more often lately, heart and all. It’s a peaceful, hopeful place, filled with life, whereas the bike world seems most days lately like it’s nothing but death, and that is wearing on me (although I keep Traveling at the Speed of Bike…
Bee downtown
On the corner of busy Northside Drive and Ivan Allan Boulevard on the Westside of Atlanta sits three bee hives. I’ve passed them before while Traveling at the Speed of Bike, and recently I got the chance to walk across the street there with Tim Trefzer, the Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility Manager of the Georgia…
The international color of “please don’t kill me”
My old #BikeNoodle, strapped onto my back rack while Traveling at the Speed of Bike (note that I only use it in suburbia, as riding there without it is its own Dante’s Inferno ring of hell) has been slowly ripping after two years of use and 100% success at eliminating illegal passing and driver aggression….
Sustainability-in-Action Bike Tour!
Are you already an advocate or professional working toward a better world, or just curious to learn more at this pivotal time in our society? Come experience economic, environmental, and social sustainability where the rubber hits the road! Take the “Sustainability-in-Action” Bike Tour from Bicycle Tours of Atlanta (a 10-year-old, woman-owned company whose bicycle tours are…
Rubber-hits-the-road tips
I’ve been wanting to do a series of quick rubber-hits-the-road tips while Traveling at the Speed of Bike. So here we go with number one — the good ole’ right hook danger, specifically when it involves a truck.
Gloves I love
Granted, I don’t invest very much in anything “cyclist” because that’s just not how I see myself as a bike rider. However, when Attica’s rubber brake hoods (where I usually rest my hands while riding) ripped off (they were original to this circa-1989 Schwinn LeTour that had been in my attic for twenty years*), I…
Bike shorts
If you want to wear skirts and dresses while riding a bike (which I do), then wearing simple shorts underneath makes sense so you don’t need to worry about flashing the world. But that’s just the beginning of your freedom. Bike riding causes feel-good energy to surge through you, and you may therefore find yourself…
