Yes Garth. I'm retired now but did a round trip 30 mile commute for 13 years (and yes I did shower after my final mile plus of 10%+ grade.) I was once invited to do a radio promo for bike commuting, but as the interview went on and I repeatedly answered no I don't ride to save gas, loose weight, or strengthen my heart; I ride because its fun; they decided not to air the promo. Apparently they thought people would continue bicycle commuting even if it wasn't fun. Not likely.
Michael On Thursday, April 21, 2016 at 12:53:51 PM UTC-4, Garth wrote: > > > Certainly yes masmojo ! He was "just being himself" , and by "just > being himself" he gave his perspective of "just being himself". Just being > yourself IS just riding, it's neither a problem or a solution, you just are > being yourself and riding just is too. > > Agendas are polarizing because they are the polarity itself. There is > no solution to a problem because one cannot exist without the other. > Solutions needs problems and problems need solutions. It's the same > slave/master thing. Remove the polarities and you see the truth of > everything, and the truth is all that matters. > > If you're riding because you think it's solving or creating a problem, > think again. There will be nothing but more problems to solve, and more > solutions to problems. Maybe ask oneself "why am I riding or doing this > particular thing ? " If you really love what you're doing, you'll laugh at > the question because it's meaningless. To ask one who does not will > rationalize it's solving this or that issue or condition. The truth is what > you love and there is no problem or solution in truth. For truth to be > truth, it must be absolute. > > > > > > > > On Thursday, April 21, 2016 at 10:46:13 AM UTC-4, masmojo wrote: >> >> Garth, I think his point was that, his perspective was one they had not >> considered. I think he is "just riding", but I have encountered this >> mindset of the bicycle not as a vehicle for transportation, but a workout >> machine or recreational equipment. While it can be those things, >> fundamentally it's a simple conveyance. >> I get a little perturbed with the local city cycling infrastructure >> people, because on their web page the promote a system if recreational >> bike paths! Seriously!? Now, while I suspect they have deeper motives and >> that's the face they present to the non-cycling public, it still rubs me >> the wrong way. To me any cycle path or veloway is a bloody waste of time & >> money if it does not usefully take you from point A to point B! I can ride >> my bike around the neighborhood for recreation! > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
