single speed bike tour

"Yes, you might have to get off and walk up a few hills, but that's hardly a tragedy, in fact sometimes it can be a nice change of pace! If you are in a hurry, why are you on a bicycle?" ~Sheldon Brown

This quote helped to inspire our single speed bike journey from Philly to Easton, PA last weekend.

There were frustrations at first with the heat, the hills, the uncertainty of where we would end up (we were trying to make it to the Delaware Water Gap by nightfall).

But then!

We couldn't escape the beauty all around. The rolling country hills, the rhythm we fell into and the simple freedom of relying on nothing but our legs and these amazing, quiet, lovely bicycles.

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Can't wait to go from coast to coast!

To get your "tour" on check out Adventure Cycling for great maps and tips!

bike-in movie

went to a roof top bike-in movie sponsored by the Philly Bike Coalition last week - the movie of the evening? Breaking Away!

If you haven't seen it, Breaking Away is pretty great. Enjoy the trailer!

merry bikesmas!

and a helmety new year!

hops, fires, bikes and flowers!

last weekend was wonderful.

we biked down to an international beer festival at the navy yard (super cool).

our favorite beer turned out to be a hoppy local number from the Manayunk Brewing Company!

the beer fest featured buckets to dump leftover beer samples into. i became fixated watching people continue to dump their beers into the buckets well beyond a reasonable meniscus. felt sorry for the crew that had to haul these out...

then we headed to becky and andrew's for a little bonfire action in their incredible garden

the next day we watched the bike race from a new vantage point along Kelly Drive;

Barry brought a boom box and provided riveting (and sometimes controversial) live commentary...

the weekend concluded with some lovely wildflowers jon gathered on a run.

weekend limerick recap

there once was a kensington derby,

we followed along on the curby,

the challenge was clear,

through the mud they had to steer,

the costumes were striking, the bikes sturdy!

(the event had complimentary bike valet thanks to the Bicycle Coalition!)

(mud pit!)

afterparty with pinwheels we made thanks to the New Kensington Community Development Corporation.

this event made us wonder if we should move to kensington!

here I go

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= now until July 5th.

See you soon!

to saunter or to swagger?

after a truly vibrant weekend featuring...

rubber hearts...

the largest dog in Philadelphia...

and some things in between...

there... 

was...

this:

but-

let's not get too bogged down!

Hot Hungarians on Wheels

When the weather outside is frightful, pictures of warmth are so delightful. Let it snow let it snow let it snow?