Road dogs

May 22, 2012

Here is a story about a man who loves his 33 lb, steel frame, single-speed bicycle so much that he wanted to take it to the top of Everest. I can definitely relate to this man, because I love the Old Bastard so much that I occasionally hose him off. Take that, you heavy bastard! The only way OB's getting to the top of any high peaks is if he gets melted down and turned into 12 ice axes with which I will equip our scout troupe for the expedition. It makes a person wonder, though. What makes any of us tick?

It depends on a variety of factors, I suppose. One of the things that causes me to twitch tick is getting out for some traveling. This often involves roads, bicycles, some tunes, and motorized vehicles. Yep. Summer and many of us will be out on some type of road ride/trip. Here is a song about being on the road.

You know who had a pretty good road trip, in the form of winning the time trial at the Tour de California? USian cyclist, David Zabriskie! Yep. He is also the man who started a group known as "Yield to Life." They promote cycling awareness. DZ's got a personal interest in this cause as he's been hit by vehicles while bicycling 3 times. If you donate to the organization might even send you some sweet Y2L socks! Cha-ching!

If you are riding a bicycle on the road, please be aware that a dog may bark at you. Possibly even give chase and attempt some unwanted biting. You can't be too careful. Especially this week, as I have been informed that it is "National Dog Bite Prevention Week."

If you are driving a vehicle on the road, you might also want to look out for dogs and bicycles and especially bicycles being chased by dogs because neither is likely to be thinking rationally. Get your ragin' road trip on safely travelers! Whoo!