Seven percent!

That’s what this works out to. One point four million bicycles were sold in Australia last year. That’s in a country with a population of approximately 20 million. In the simplest terms, seven percent of the population got a new bike, vs only about five percent of the population getting new cars. And that’s a … Read more

Things can only get better from here…

Over the past several days, I’ve sat down and tried to write at least a dozen times, to no avail. I’ve wanted to be all pumped up for the new year, and kick it off with a really exciting post. But on the first day of 2008, I found out that a friend of mine … Read more

I guess this is my last post of 2007

365 days ago, I wrote my first post for this blog. I’ve managed to knock out another 224 since then, and mostly enjoyed it. Over the course of the year, I’ve made a few changes to the look and content, but mostly stayed true to my original goal. And although I didn’t get nearly as … Read more

Test

365 days ago, I wrote my first post for this blog. I’ve managed to knock out another 224 since then, and mostly enjoyed it. Over the course of the year, I’ve made a few changes to the look and content, but mostly stayed true to my original goal. And although I didn’t get nearly as … Read more

Santa on a bike, Bulgarian style

I can’t think of a better cycling advocate this time of year than jolly old St. Nick. Sure, Floyd Landis Lance Armstrong might be a familiar figure in the US, but in Bulgaria, it’s all about Santa. And not only is Santa showing up on his bike, but he’s giving people rides too. The whole … Read more