Inspired by an email I got today regarding the sentiment of "it's not whether you win or lose…" I was reminded of David Lee Roth's now famous quote from an awards show sometime in the 1980s: "It's not whether you…
When I was a kid growing up in the ’70s and ’80s, riding a bike was fun, not serious. Nobody wore helmets. Now, cycling is framed as a dangerous activity that requires protective equipment. I don't buy it...
I unofficially met photographer Dmitry Gudkov on Twitter (@gudphoto) through the #bikeNYC hashtag, then officially met him at this year's Bike Expo New York in early May where I modeled in a fashion show for Momentum Magazine. Dmitry's #BikeNYC gallery…
Dressed for work, I pedaled at a leisurely pace up a very busy 6th Avenue at the height of the congested work day. I wanted to see how hard/easy/fast/slow the bicycle felt as a legit way to commute around midtown…
As someone who promotes the virtues of the bicycle as the ultimate mode of city transportation, it is to my advantage to take my own suggestion and not just talk the talk but to also walk the walk. (Or is…
Earlier this year, I was approached by George Bliss, owner of Hudson Urban Bicycles, about an ongoing project he was working on with photographer Billy Powers. The idea was to photograph New York cyclists who bring a certain grace to…
13 min., 34 sec. This episode comes with Fall, my favorite season in New York City. With this season on the city comes comfortable sidewalk dining, the ability to wear clothes I like and a new venture as Contributor-at-Large for…
Back in April of this year, I had the pleasure of participating in the fashion show at the New Amsterdam Bicycle Show here in New York. Momentum Magazine, a brilliant periodical that extolls "smart living by bike," was one of…
Grant Petersen is on a mission. The mission is to blow up the unnecessary but pervasive and powerful influences from the professional racing world on bicycling. He hopes to bring us back to the simple joy we had riding a…
A rather uncharacteristically “showbizzy” day today, which included a completely unexpected audition for a commercial, along with a proposition to be in the fashion show (with my Brooklyn Cruiser) at the 2012 New Amsterdam Bicycle Show on Saturday April 28th here in NYC. Not bad for one day.