I've known a few people who started riding their bikes to school or work when their cars broke down. Two, I recall, couldn't afford to fix their motor vehicles, and one returned to driving after his car was up and running. The other stuck with cycling to work but wanted to have as many comforts and conveniences on two wheels as he had with four.
What made me think of him for the first time in decades? I think I've encountered (online, anyway) his distant cousin: Robert Sept of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Mr. Sept's car needed $2000 worth of transmission work. That motivated him to fix up his bicycle. But he didn't stop with inflating his tires, oiling his chain or adjusting his gears or brakes. His wheels now roll with the weight of a DVD player, cell phone, cup holder, umbrella holder, storage boxes, wallet keeper, LED headlights and tailights--and other things he attached to his frame, handlebars and rear stays.
He seems quite happy with the results. "It was a relatively cheap investment," he notes, "costs nothing but pedaling to operate [and] gets me from point A to point B." His bike is "noticeable" and "different,' he says How different? It "helps keep me out of the sun and weather." I guess nobody can accuse him of being a fair-weather cyclist.
Now I wonder: What kind of music does he play?
What made me think of him for the first time in decades? I think I've encountered (online, anyway) his distant cousin: Robert Sept of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Mr. Sept's car needed $2000 worth of transmission work. That motivated him to fix up his bicycle. But he didn't stop with inflating his tires, oiling his chain or adjusting his gears or brakes. His wheels now roll with the weight of a DVD player, cell phone, cup holder, umbrella holder, storage boxes, wallet keeper, LED headlights and tailights--and other things he attached to his frame, handlebars and rear stays.
He seems quite happy with the results. "It was a relatively cheap investment," he notes, "costs nothing but pedaling to operate [and] gets me from point A to point B." His bike is "noticeable" and "different,' he says How different? It "helps keep me out of the sun and weather." I guess nobody can accuse him of being a fair-weather cyclist.
Now I wonder: What kind of music does he play?
