Comments on: Ride Bikes, Save Your Soul

By: Sinead

Sinead — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 10:46:49 +0000

Oh my goodness, a fellow cyclotourist! Yay! Double yay! To your post: yes, yes and more yes. Bikes are magical machines that let us explore the world around us, and move along in perfect balance. It’s not the spandex, goretex and monitors (or speed) that makes this magic, it’s just the act of being on a bike in the world. Yum.

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By: debbbiedoesraw

debbbiedoesraw — Fri, 01 May 2009 13:41:22 +0000

Holy Panniers Josh!
I love your story and I love my Gary Fisher Wingra, sleek and fast! I started taking Spin class and it is helping me power up those hills now!
Riding is the best, but I smile so much I have to watch out for bugs on the teeth!
Thanks and good wishes on your very cool ride!
deb :)

By: Billy

Billy — Fri, 01 May 2009 13:04:40 +0000

Hi Josh, great post! That’s wonderful that you’re riding 600 miles to raise money. I’d love to do that someday.

Nicki and I miss going to Portland for the day and walking into your store to see your smiling face. Oh, and I also miss the Earth Crisis you’d always play upon my arrival. :) Hope all is well with you.

Billy

By: Casey

Casey — Fri, 01 May 2009 03:30:58 +0000

Josh, a man after my own heart. Bike riding is one of my most beautiful times of meditation. Thank you for sharing yours and can’t wait to hear more about your big adventure.

Thanks
Casey

By: Rose

Rose — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 23:43:44 +0000

Thank you for reminding me about my bike. I used to love going long distance and solo and found it to be like a prayer. I think I will go carless 2 days a week for 6 months and create a journal around it…

By: Goony

Goony — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:34:28 +0000

love this post. I rode my bike for the first time in a long time last weekend. My youngest son successfully rode his bike for the first time without training wheels on Sunday and we went cruising over to the park. Riding my bike to the park and swinging on the swings instantly transformed me into a 10 year old girl again. I felt so alive and free. I felt so happy! And I thought to myself, once my boys are grown, I won’t have an excuse to ride my bike to the park to swing on the swings. How sad. Adults are so lame! We need to act like children more often.

By: cowboyjane

cowboyjane — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:06:00 +0000

You make me want to ride now! My road bike is getting the annual tune up – picking her up on Friday!- and then Im hititng toe road, logging some serious miles, baby!Good Luck on your ride! Michelle

By: Hanlie

Hanlie — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:38:57 +0000

Lovely post! Makes me want to ride a bike!

By: Melissa L.

Melissa L. — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:24:02 +0000

Go Josh!

I haven’t read any of your posts in a long time (vegan message boards). Love your humor. Good luck!