definitely spring
This month's issue of the Twin Cities magazine Rake , features a nice article about bicycles, their history and future in the cities.
Minneapolis is currently ranked #4 among large cities with a regular bike commuters… the only cold-weather city in the top ten. This is impressive. After a mean winter of 16 mile bike commutes to work while I was a college freshman, I have respect for anyone who can consistently face that.
It got me thinking about something Garrison Keillor said about the character building experience of winter. The cold is brutal, but universally brutal. We must share this hardship and refrain from complaints. Maybe it makes us tough? Or maybe we can just look past inconvenience when necessary?
But hey, it's spring and I don't have to ride in the cold this afternoon. Thank goodness!
Rake Mag Cover 16-mile commute Bike #1 - the SS Homegrown
Nick Brown, took this pic of me riding in Maine.
I think it's pretty funny when I try to look intense.