My lane and your lane

:-)

Hellfire reloaded

And here they came. I knew there was something wrong with not sweating like hell at 30 degrees on a bike. Today, the last 500 metres, I was dripping. The last 500 metres is basically 5 minutes up a hill. The reason why is because today there was a carrotmob in Linz in 7 shops. So I bought two pairs of linen trousers for my vacation in Japan (30 degrees will be heaven over there), some foodstuff and borrowed, ahem, 10 books from the library. Thus I had some additional weight on me. Nevertheless, I was full of endorphines from the nice carrotmob-shops (and the books!). They all offered free carrot cake :D

In the fires of hell

It's hot. Since I'm currently learning Japanese, that would be あついです。 Temperatures are at 33 degrees Celsius, plus or minus 4 degrees. I expected to DIE, cycling home from work today. I didn't. Actually, I enjoyed it quite a bit. Mostly the bike is moving by itself, and there is WIND. How awesome is that? Granted, the last 800 metres were a bit tougher and less fun, because they go uphill. But the rest of my 8 kilometres were more than enjoyable. I can do with more fires of hell, if they feel like this.

There's nothing better...

...than getting a radiant smile from a fellow cyclist on the way home from work.

Bike quotes

'When I go biking I am mentally far, far away from civilisation. The world is breaking someone else's heart.' Diane Ackerman 'When the spirits are low. When the day appears dark. When work becomes monotonous. When hope seems hardly worth having. Just mount a bicycle and go out for a spin down the road, without thought on anything but the ride you are taking.' Arthur Conan Doyle 'Think of bicycles as rideable art that can just about save the world.' Grant Peterson All of these quotes are great ... but this one might fit me best: 'Get a bicycle. You will not regret it, if you live.' Mark Twain Gotta love sentences that start with "if" ;-)