I keep thinking I should add a fixed gear to the stable, and then remind myself that those are some big hills! I think I could almost do it though...
I know what you are saying about missing things riding in an automobile. Yesterday I went on a ride with some friends and showed them something that virtually no-one who stays in an automobile sees--a riparian forest in the middle of downtown Renton, Washington.
Amazing what you can find when you wander the neighbourhoods on a bicycle.
East Hill
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TRY EMPATHY & HAVE LOVE IN YOUR HEART, PERHAPS I'LL SEE YOU ON THE ROAD...