tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post3415331549668199142..comments2024-03-18T08:41:35.438-04:00Comments on Lovely Bicycle!: Emotional LandscapesVelouriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-79015222487663498112012-04-04T21:13:20.597-04:002012-04-04T21:13:20.597-04:00I find that cycling with others, fast or slow, in ...I find that cycling with others, fast or slow, in the city or through lovely countryside, to be wonderful in general. It fosters an atmosphere of camaraderie that makes the potential suffering more than tolerable. And it's the perfect thing to do with friends on a summer day. Ride your bikes and talk. Leisure and exercise at the same time :0)Grumpy Badgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04892378462455520349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-25934975288754570572012-03-25T15:59:54.693-04:002012-03-25T15:59:54.693-04:00so Joga just came on (via my iTunes) as i was re-r...so Joga just came on (via my iTunes) as i was re-reading this post. surely it is a sign...that i should go for a bike ride later ;)genevievehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14779437837001357182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-23862414334434430172011-12-31T19:03:20.318-05:002011-12-31T19:03:20.318-05:00I love the way you capture the pure beauty of the ...I love the way you capture the pure beauty of the bicycle! During my cross continental tour in May I hope to just scrape the surface of the art hidden in the mechanics of these seemingly magical machines! Visit my blog and help me go viral!<br />http://www.johnsamericabiketour.blogspot.com<br /><br />Thanks and Happy New Year!kodiakbikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289381807029885151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-66264299911332498342011-12-30T22:20:15.386-05:002011-12-30T22:20:15.386-05:00Pixie - Ha! The cheeseburger in that picture is at...Pixie - Ha! The cheeseburger in that picture is at Algiers in Harvard Sq. I also like Sullivan's on Beacon St in Cambridge/Somerville and the Boston Burger Company in Davis Sq. <br /><br />Anon - I love Crazy Guy on a Bike!Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-29459495368422054012011-12-30T21:52:20.872-05:002011-12-30T21:52:20.872-05:00I've just finished another (resist the temptat...I've just finished another (resist the temptation to say epic sufferfest) ride filled with amazing views and fabulous company, and I'm feeling a bit peckish. I pull out my phone to check emails and blog updates and what do I see, but the most delicious looking hamburger ever. Thankfully you didn't include a description of it as compelling as yesterday's. But did you tell us where we can get one like it. C'mon that's just cruel.Fixie Pixiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12932022188247682078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-43896027782703651982011-12-30T11:23:13.455-05:002011-12-30T11:23:13.455-05:00It's great to get connected to other blogs thr...It's great to get connected to other blogs through this one....Yesterday, before reading your 'emotional landscapes' post, I wash looking through this epic ride through Canada to Alaska....It's a landscape I'm unfamiliar with. I loved that, unlike many posts on crazyguyonabike this one only had this great set of photos.....Words were not needed. <br />http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/page/?o=1&page_id=126700&v=8BAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-81592164993373067212011-12-30T10:53:02.946-05:002011-12-30T10:53:02.946-05:00April - It's a beautiful road, and I loved rea...April - It's a beautiful road, and I loved reading about it <a href="http://aprillikesbikes.wordpress.com/2011/07/26/icefields-parkway/" rel="nofollow">on your blog</a>! Some day I may make it out there, who knows. I would certainly like to.Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-34447296492697011402011-12-30T05:18:56.131-05:002011-12-30T05:18:56.131-05:00Loved this post. Reminds me to get out on the bike...Loved this post. Reminds me to get out on the bike and enjoy. <br />Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-24138640236216035702011-12-30T05:08:14.298-05:002011-12-30T05:08:14.298-05:00Tiger says:
Thanks Velouria I appreciate your rep...Tiger says:<br /><br />Thanks Velouria I appreciate your reply and the comments you have made have been very helpful. I take on board your point about self motivation rather than hubby imposed!<br /><br />Your comments about building up your immune system seems to correlate with published research and with my own experience of cycling. For instance, my family often goes down with heavy colds and I seem to be almost immune. (I both mountain and 'normal' road bike - though neither keeps me in the saddle as much as you by the sound of it!).<br /><br />I wish you well with your health and glad to hear that cycling has greatly improved your feeling of well being. I've experienced similar positive bio feedback (for want of a better phrase).<br /><br />On the side, I love your blog - it was your Pashley discussions that drew me to your site (Im thinking Guv'nor....)<br /><br />Keep going!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-49221489907475006652011-12-30T01:58:01.366-05:002011-12-30T01:58:01.366-05:00(Oh, and there are some grand old gorgeous hotels ...(Oh, and there are some grand old gorgeous hotels in Banff, Lake Louise, and near the actual Icefields...but they are Expensive with a capital E. In any case, you could easily tour Banff to Jasper without any bedding or a tent, just have room for food (not a lot of places to buy it, but you wouldn't need to bring cooking supplies like a stove or dishes as long as your lunch was sandwiches) and clothes. It would be a happy medium between fully-loaded touring and credit card touring.)Aprilhttp://aprillikesbikes.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-88409685377601492732011-12-30T01:53:40.864-05:002011-12-30T01:53:40.864-05:00Velouria, do a google images search for "Icef...Velouria, do a google images search for "Icefields Parkway." Yeah. <br /><br />It was the best part of the whole four months (with Glacier National Park a close second). You don't bike on the Icefield itself, but you get to see it from the road. <br /><br />It's a highway going through the Canadian Rockies, covering most of the road between Banff and Jasper. It's some of the most gorgeous scenery I've ever seen (and I've seen some awesome stuff). The road is banned to trucks and has a nice wide shoulder. Glaciers! Glacial lakes and creeks and waterfalls! Mountains! Animals! (We saw deer, bears from a safe-ish distance, elk, bighorn sheep...) Flowers! <br /><br />There are hostels spaced an easy day's riding apart. They're mostly wilderness hostels--which means you have a warm indoor place to eat and sleep (bunk style, but the beds are comfy enough), and access to drinking water and a refrigerator and stove...but the toilets are pit toilets, there's not always electricity other than for lights, there's no showers. Two of them had wood-fired saunas next to glacially-fed creeks, which worked as well as a shower and felt fantastic. (The hostels at each end of the parkway--Banff, Lake Louise, Jasper--are more like regular hostels...the Banff one even has a pub in the basement.)<br /><br />It's really popular among bicycle tourists for a reason (we ran into the same group of folks for several nights in a row), and I noted with glee that a recent issue of Bicycling put it on their list of the best rides in the world. <br /><br />I can't wait to do it again. I seriously think everyone should do it. Just amazing, gorgeous riding. Most of it isn't too difficult, although there are a couple of mountain passes. And Shawn and I were in really good shape by the time we got there, so it seemed easier.Aprilhttp://aprillikesbikes.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-39088630355190021192011-12-30T01:33:23.032-05:002011-12-30T01:33:23.032-05:00omg Icefields Pkwy. Go west, young lady.omg Icefields Pkwy. Go west, young lady.Ground Round Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09103163385322185034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-59759506578074017702011-12-30T01:17:51.324-05:002011-12-30T01:17:51.324-05:00"on the Icefields Parkway in the Canadian Roc...<i>"on the Icefields Parkway in the Canadian Rockies..."</i><br /><br />the words "icefields" and "bikes" in the same context... does not computeVelouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-73775097567887473282011-12-30T01:12:06.739-05:002011-12-30T01:12:06.739-05:00Riding a bike is the only way i know that taps int...Riding a bike is the only way i know that taps into timelessness...madsolitairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509546506902547499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-24709477494844287192011-12-30T01:01:54.270-05:002011-12-30T01:01:54.270-05:00I think it's a normal thing. Matter of fact, o...I think it's a normal thing. Matter of fact, one of the absolute best questions I got about my tour was from a cycling friend in Iowa, who asked me "So, what songs got stuck in your head while riding?" <br /><br />Often it's just random stuff. Like getting the Beastie Boy's "Intergalactic" stuck in my head for most of the days we were on the Icefields Parkway in the Canadian Rockies. It's thankfully an upbeat song...but I only really know the chorus and a few lines here and there, so it was driving me NUTS. Or the days I had just the chorus of the Pixies' song "Here Comes Your Man" going through my head, which was even worse, because I know even less of that song.<br /><br />If I notice that whatever is stuck in my head is unpleasant, I'll intentionally try to get something else in there, especially if I need an upbeat song for pedaling. Daft Punk is excellent 'cause it has very few words anyway! <br /><br />When I first started commuting to work regularly, I constantly got "Bicycle Race" by Queen playing in my head. Especially the part that goes, "I want to ride my bicycle, I want to ride my bike. I want to ride my bicycle, I want to ride it where I like!" It became a favorite of mine to sing at karaoke, and if I'm in a goofy mood I'll wear my helmet while I sing it. On at least one occasion I've also put my taillight on the back pocket of my pants and turned it on.Aprilhttp://aprillikesbikes.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-4212376699613333362011-12-30T00:52:11.558-05:002011-12-30T00:52:11.558-05:00April - Not sure how normal this is, but I tend to...April - Not sure how normal this is, but I tend to have an imaginary soundtrack going in my head when I cycle, and this song was "playing" during my last ride : )Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-56140347847988162812011-12-30T00:46:45.774-05:002011-12-30T00:46:45.774-05:00Totally off topic, but yeah...I can't read the...Totally off topic, but yeah...I can't read the words "emotional landscapes" without thinking of the Bjork song Joga (sorry for my lack of accent marks). I even looked up the video 'cause I hadn't seen it in a while:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BSMcVRgloY<br /><br />My only tattoo so far, is of the words "All is full of love" on my arm. :^) Yeah, I'm a fan. <br /><br />That being said, this post is gorgeous, and I know what you mean...Aprilhttp://aprillikesbikes.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-32605217968565601822011-12-29T21:21:22.664-05:002011-12-29T21:21:22.664-05:00Anna - yupAnna - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BSMcVRgloY" rel="nofollow">yup</a>Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-82800763578756734412011-12-29T21:18:40.740-05:002011-12-29T21:18:40.740-05:00"emotional landscapes" that's from a..."emotional landscapes" that's from a Bjork song, no?Anna Onoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-76151228163771992952011-12-29T21:08:44.561-05:002011-12-29T21:08:44.561-05:00Velouria said: It's about fulfillment through ...Velouria said: <i>It's about fulfillment through a visceral connection with one's surroundings.</i><br /><br />I agree. That's the reason why I came to prefer doing all-day or two-day (with one night in a bed and breakfast) circuits alone. I tried cycling with various neighbours or friends or so-called "Club" cyclists… who either are too much performance oriented (and I can't keep up with them) or like to stop every so often to look at any sights (and I find this stop-and-go very tiring) or are of the talkative variety (and I don't like cycling two or three abreast even on country roads). The worst case: once I had to put up with a friend who liked to listen to his radio while cycling…<br /><br />Happy New Year everyone !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-42514380363198379722011-12-29T20:50:44.296-05:002011-12-29T20:50:44.296-05:00Awesome read,V,good show,it put a smimle across my...Awesome read,V,good show,it put a smimle across my face :)<br /><br />Disabled CyclistAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-5357579057986394892011-12-29T19:33:40.211-05:002011-12-29T19:33:40.211-05:00The iphone pic is a 60% or so crop of the original...The iphone pic is a 60% or so crop of the original file size, and I don't think this is the full resolution version of the image.Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-17390940792214779032011-12-29T19:30:53.498-05:002011-12-29T19:30:53.498-05:00Tiger - It's worth noting that I was not seden...Tiger - It's worth noting that I was not sedentary before cycling; I used to walk quite a lot (like 2 hours a day), had been doing it for most of my life. When I did start cycling, for the first 2 years it was not strenuous enough to make a difference. But in the 3rd year, I have to say the fast roadcycling stuff seems to be making me feel better than I've felt for the past 10 years. My sense of balance off the bike seems to have improved. My immune system (which used to be very poor) has improved. I seem to have more feeling in my hands than before, possibly from an increase in strength from constantly squeezing the levers. You are right that I'd rather not discuss at length the specifics of my health issues (I don't have fibromyalgia), but it has been known that exercise that builds strength and coordination can help individuals who for whatever reason have trouble with these. It's very complicated though and very hard to say whether it will help in your wife's situation. I also know that women whose husbands try to encourage them to cycle are less likely to want to do it than if it is their own idea, for whatever that's worth : )<br /><br />Anon 7:12 -Yes it is!Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-84099220085528330172011-12-29T19:26:20.462-05:002011-12-29T19:26:20.462-05:00Anon @ 7:12pm: Haha, right? I hear it's a crop...Anon @ 7:12pm: Haha, right? I hear it's a crop of an iPhone pic. The 4s camera is something.MDInoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-59366768286405277162011-12-29T19:12:39.490-05:002011-12-29T19:12:39.490-05:00is that an iphone pic??is that an iphone pic??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com