Normally we cover off items on cycling in Annals. But Eric Hess at Sightline sent us something so sweet, it deserves highlighting.
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Why We Fall in Love with Cycling
Christine Grant pens her paen to the joy of two-wheeling, and gives seven good reasons, along with some wonderful photos. Like this:
1. Human powered is romantic. I bike home from work with my boyfriend almost every day, and it’s one of the best parts of my day. We talk about what we see along the way or what smells are coming from the Hostess Cake Factory. When it’s sunny, we sometimes stop for a beer along the way.
That’s the Yin to a more serious Yang:
Central London was overrun by 10,000 cyclists today, as the biggest bike protest ever seen in the capital took to the streets. …
In London, despite the steady rain, cyclists of all shapes and sizes – old and young, male and female, lycra-clad and fancy-dressed – took over Piccadilly, Trafalgar Square, Parliament Square and Victoria Embankment, chanting for safer streets.
A parallel event took place in Edinburgh, where more than 3,000 cyclists – three times the turnout expected – rode down the Royal Mile.
