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Just Ride: A Radically Practical Guide to Riding Your Bike QUOTES

1 " If you happen to be out at night on the bike path without a light, ring your bell constantly. No bell? Then sing "Hotel Yorba" on a continuous loop, loud enough to warn the unseen. "

― , Just Ride: A Radically Practical Guide to Riding Your Bike

2 " I don't encourage blasting through stop signs or riding like an idiot. I want to make that clear. But given the number of riders (and idiots) out there, there are bound to be some who ride that way and, yes, anger drivers. But they also keep drivers on their toes - here comes another cyclist; I wonder if he's as oblivious and suicidal as the last one... "

― , Just Ride: A Radically Practical Guide to Riding Your Bike

3 " Don’t evaluate a short ride in physiological terms. Easy pedaling is good thinking time. I get all kinds of ideas for bikes, products, and general life solutions during short rides. The super grand solutions often come after twenty minutes, but you’ll get some good ones within five; and if you don’t, it’s still better than five minutes of sitting down and eating five minutes "

― , Just Ride: A Radically Practical Guide to Riding Your Bike

4 " Solution 2: Don’t let your blinky light blink. By keeping it on steady mode, you’ll use up the battery faster, but you’ll be around to buy more. Don’t be cheap and dead. "

― , Just Ride: A Radically Practical Guide to Riding Your Bike

5 " In the Netherlands, fewer than one in thirty riders wear helmets, the streets are full of cyclists, and the bike accident and head injury rate is far lower than it is in the United States. "

― , Just Ride: A Radically Practical Guide to Riding Your Bike

6 " No ride is too short. Carbs aside, is a small spoonful of your favorite ice cream too little to bother with? Is a two-minute massage not worth the trouble? Pedaling a bike is the same way. It’s pure fun, no matter how short it is. Five minutes of riding after a day of sitting or standing is a great way to unwind. "

― , Just Ride: A Radically Practical Guide to Riding Your Bike

7 " You never know with dogs. My dog lives with bikes and riders, and still barks like crazy at bike riders. It's our family's shame. I tell her: "Every bite of food you eat, everything good that comes your way, is because of bikes, so no bark!" But she can't help herself; she's a terrier. "

― , Just Ride: A Radically Practical Guide to Riding Your Bike

8 " The best bikes aren’t at the extreme ends of the functionality spectrum, so specialized that they’re a bike-length away from dysfunctionality. The best ones are boring jacks-of-many-trades, and you stretch them to their limits with skill and experience. "

― , Just Ride: A Radically Practical Guide to Riding Your Bike

9 " beausage. "

― , Just Ride: A Radically Practical Guide to Riding Your Bike