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We Have a Winner! by james on Nov 17, 2009
We received a lot of great submissions over the weekend and it wasn't easy to choose one. We chose the following entry for its honesty and the bicycle exuberance described by the writer. We wish Brett R. many happy miles to come.
I love my bike for its aesthetic and mechanical excellence. It's a simple thing. A purity of purpose. A configuration of metal, rubber, paint, grease and leather that allows me to consume geography like a butterfly in the wind. I pour my energy and confidence into it, and it returns the favor by delivering me efficiently and effectively to my destination. My bike immerses me in my environment. I smell the freshly cut hay in the pasture to my right; I see the woodpecker scurrying up the tree on my left; I hear the leaves rustling, the wind in my face, the feeling of the road underneath -- I'm alive. I love my bike. --Brett R.
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dp
jay
mark
dave
bob
chris
heath
james
kristin
Links
Salsa Cycles
Katie Compton
Cars R Coffins
EcoVelo
Just Coffee
WORBA
Resource Revival
Bike Furniture
Mad Cross
Commute by Bike
Bike Portland
Bike Commuters
Adventure Cycling
ANT
AHTBM
The Cleanest Line
surly
Cog Magazine
Xtracycle
American Bicyclist
Womens Adventure
Momentum
Ernesto Lube
Urban Velo
Wend Magazine
Jonathan Page
Bike Fed of WI
Bicycle Times
Great Lakes Rando
Twin Six
Galleries
Planet Bike 2009 Cross
Solar Powered
Planet Bike 2007 Cross
PB Goes to Chicago
Winter Ride
Loads
Odds and Ends
Interbike 2006











