47 posts tagged “bicycle”
I left work early and biked home in the snow today. On the plus side, there wasn't much traffic. On the minus side was, well, everything else. Roads not plowed well yet, lots of slush and my face kept getting things frozen to it :)
This Friday I'll be on the radio talking with DJ Adira about cycling in the wintertime. Tune in from 10:30 - Noon EST. In between chatter, enjoy your favorite electronic bellydance tunes and other music that facilitates the movement of your hips.
In Maine tune into 90.9 or 104.1 FM; outside of Maine, listen in at WMPG.org
Time to festoon the bike with Christmas Lights once again! For great cheer and safety!
I moved the bike stickers I make from cafepress over to Zazzle for a variety of reasons I won't bore you with. But one good result for everyone: cheaper stickers! Plus, free shipping for the rest of today.
CHECK OUT THE BIKE STICKERS IF YOU ARE SO INCLINED
Designs are printed multiple times on each sticker for your cutting and sharing pleasure.
I was biking to work today and was hit directly from behind while going about 17mph. This brand of car-bike collision is pretty rare, and it usually does not work out well for the cyclist. However, I escaped injury by not basically not falling down as I suddenly found my bike shooting forward. There was a lot of wobbling and skidding and yelling but I managed to stay upright then come to a stop.
I'd like to claim some sort of mad biking skillz but really I think this was about 95% reflexes and 5% luck. And most of my reflexes I owe to a lifetime of videogame playing.
In fact for the past two weeks I've been playing MarioKart Wii every night. Coincidence?
Thanks to everyone who has pledged my ride so far - you have helped raise over $250 for the American Lung Association of Maine.
This brings me about halfway to the fundraising minimum of $500. If you'd like to make a pledge, now is the time to do it!
Pledging is online and secure. You can also pledge now and be billed to pay later. This way you know I have to actually finish first ;)
No pledge is too small. No pledge is too big :)
Stayed tuned during the ride - I'll be moblogging, Twittering and IMing my way across the state.
This post is part of the 10 Posts For $10 series to raise money for the American Lung Association by supporting my bike ride across Maine.
The local paper noticed bicycle commuting is on the rise here. I've definitely noticed an increase this spring. It's good to see so many people out on the road every day!
You only need to dust off that old bike in your garage or spend less than a car payment and a month's gas on a new one so get out there while the weather is good!
The most surprising thing about the article was the lack of people in the comments who assume that we all don't pay taxes and weave through traffic like NYC bike messengers.
Tomorrow, I'll make 10 blog posts and in turn ask you to pledge $10 to the American Lung Association for my ride. I have some post ideas planned, but I'll happily take requests. Are there pictures you want taken? Stories you want told? Locations you want moblogged? Poems you want written? Questions you want answered? I'll do my best to accommodate you.
Here are the links you will need:
My fundraising page (credit card or check, pay now or be billed later)
Official Trek Across Maine site, so you know I am not making this up ;)
My pictures and retrospective from the ride last year.
Thanks in advance to all! Contact me with any questions, or just leaven them in comments. See you tomorrow.
With all the snow and ice and cold I've been biking in lately, fair-weather cycling seems a distant dream. And yet, the Trek Across Maine is just 16 weeks away!
I had such a good experience last year, I immediately signed up for this year's ride. I've been riding in all sorts of weather to train all winter, but now I have to get busy on the fund raising aspect. This is less fun, but more important as the purpose of the ride is to raise money for the American Lung Association of Maine. If you enjoy breathing, this is a cause you can support!
To help sponsor my ride this year, just click! (You can do it all securely online). I will be thinking of you in the next few months and your generousity will help drive my training, ride through the snow and eventually climb mountains. And your sponsorship will help the American Lung Association bring us healthy air.
A sincere thank you to all who donated last year, and to those who will this year.
In case I rambled on too much, THIS HERE IS THE LINK YOU WANT TO BE CLICKING :)
