“I feel like nothing can stop me, I’m so free and I’m loving every minute of life”
Joie de vivre July 18th, 2009
What is it about the bicycle that can make you so euphoric and free? Is it because it’s the closest thing most of us will ever get to really flying, skating above the ground so smoothly and effortlessly? Is it the quietude of it? What makes it so much more fun than driving? Why is it so rare to see a scowling cyclist?
Here’s a New York Times multi-media piece on one man’s salvation through the bicycle.
And for another redemption story, check out my friend Cyclophile.
–Erik Ryberg