January 4, 2013
Hello 2013! What mysteries and excitement do you hold? 2013 has been a special year for me in that I may or may not have resorted to selling bodily fluids in order to supplement my income as a bowling ball and ball accessories sales
Ah, what memories the sight of this magazine did elicit in my mind! Why, Bicycling magazine was the magazine that informed me of the length of Miguel Indurain's quadraceps and the importance of carb loading! Where would I be without this knowledge? I do not care to reflect upon this sad hypothetical situation any longer, thank you very much! This specific magazine cover seems to be the one that has been featured in many Bicycling magazine advertisements. Or else the covers are mostly virtually identical.
This issue had the top 50 bicycling cities in the Union of Statelinesses, which we reefer to as the U.S., for 2010. Minneapolis was #1. Yes. Minneapolis is apparently an awesome place to live. Hell, their North
American football team isn't even as sucky as usual this year. Let's all go to Minny-ville!
Some of my favorite things from Minneapolis are 1. Mark Mallman, 2. The Hold Steady, 3.
The article revealed that in the big M there are often plenty of ice hazards to be aware of while cheerily spinning about town, all red-cheeky and snotty. Also lots of bicyclers and related shops, co-ops and a gang or two.
When I was six I was in a spear-chucking bike gang. Unfortunately we were outmatched by the non-bicycling, rock-throwing gang that lived down the street. Maybe it was the fact that our spears were maybe a 1/2-inch diameter, 4-foot-long, slightly sharpened sticks that didn't fly straight. A variation of this type of gang apparently exists in Minneapolis, but instead of using crooked, unwieldy sticks they whack each other with 2x4s! So if you don't get your fill of head-impacting collisions while out icecycling you can join a real bicycle gang and/or get one upside the head! Sweet!
If there are two things that bicyclers often enjoy more than actual bicycling, they are talking about bicycling and watching movies about bicycling. Fortunately there may be an opportunity for both of these activities during the upcoming viewing of Reveal the Path at Aksarben Cinema at 7 p.m.on Thursday February 21. There may also by a 2x4 head-whacking-fun-fest after the show. But only if it's as icy as the wintry streets of Minneapolis. It's like hockey on bikes.
Let's slide!
It is likely to have escaped your notice that my last post did not have any photos or videos, so here!
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