Some of you may know that for a good chunk of my life, I was a rather militant cyclist. I lived downtown Seattle (properly, on Capitol Hill and First Hill) for the better part of a decade without owning a car. I really loved living life this way…mostly. After a few painful altercations with cars, though, I stepped away from this path. But bikes hold a dear place in my heart. So this cartoon resonates with me. I still ride, just not as much. And I’m a bit more humble of an environmentalist.
I hold some cycling aspirations. RAGBRAI, for instance, sounds like a blast! Part of me has long wanted to ride the STP (Seattle to Portland), but it seems, shall we say, antithetical to introverts. Of course, the same can be said for RAGBRAI.
This sentiment delights me (some people suppress their inner child; I got mine a bicycle). Are there any comics/graphics that speak loudly to you?
PS: here’s the link to the artist’s page. He doesn’t seem to have updated it since 2017, but there’s plenty of fun cycle-centric comics here.
I enjoyed cycling some years back but gave it away for a couple of reasons but mainly due to concussion from a fall off the bike.
Fear of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy more or less side lined biking, but so did the theft of a lovely bike.
Cartoons? The classic picture of Daleks facing stairs with the caption ‘Another great plan to rule the Universe’ always appeals to me.
Larson’s Far side too.
Ah, I do adore Gary Larson’s work. Bummer about the concussion and I get you about Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy. That stuff is no joke.
Glad you’re taking care of yourself!