The guys over at bikecommuters.com posted an e-interview that I did with them this week. I have yet to stop feeling amazed at all the response I have been getting from my venture into blogging since the beginning of August. I am definitely not entirely up to speed with all the gadgets available for the blogosphere that allow you to track who is linking to your blog and things like that, but I feel like everyday I come across another site that has referenced this blog.
So, to all of you who have read OR wrote about my life here in Phoenix: Thank You! I have had only positive feedback and people rooting for me since day 1 - and that is a really great feeling. At a time when you see only news of death, trouble, terror, hatred, greed and lies, it is important that a community of strangers can unite under a common cause - and in this case, that cause is riding a Bicycle.
To the loyal readers who were here every day - or close to it - know that I will continue biking and writing about it. Who knows what shape this blog will take in the days to come. But it will still be here. I know I said I would post some reflections this past week - my bad. I DID finish writing parts 2 and 3 of the series of bike commuting beginner's guides this week, and will let you know when they are published on CICLE and CoolPeopleCare.
Experiences like "the Velorution" give me hope that not all people will shun the bike as a "19th century solution to a 21st century problem." It gives me hope that I don't, at age 24, stand facing a life of traffic jams and Jiffy Lubes - and that there are many others who feel the same way.
Most importantly, it gives me hope that change IS possible, and does not rely on government mandate or cultural acceptance. Change is in the voice of the individual - the individual willing to step up and say, "I don't HAVE to live this way." Change is in the hands (or legs) of the individual - the individual who hears others say, "It can't be done," and does it. Change is in the heart of the individual - the individual who cares enough to try, and who is open enough to the transformation waiting to happen.
Long live the Velorution.
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Jeff,
You've changed things. You've proven that you can successfully bike to work during the hottest month in one of the hottest places in the U.S.
I'm going to begin biking to work in October. It's a 12 mile each way ride and should take about 45 minutes.
I ask that you, and any interested readers, join me in a quest to educate Mr. McHenry.
Thank you for your motivation, Jeff, and for your writing.
Thomas Brock
Amen to that !!!
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