As I mentioned last week, I'm celebrating my one year anniversary of riding my bike seriously. Eventually I'll post why this is important to me. And it involves wearing shorts that are nicely slicked up with lotion. Trust me, it's a good thing. I think. Maybe that's why the neighbors won't let the neighborhood kids near our house anymore.
Anyway, today I offer you a post in which I thumb my nose at the RIAA and give you a mix. In my defense, I'd make you a mix on CD, but let's face it, we don't know each other that well.
So, here is my homage to cycling, the end of a great season (summer, in this case) and the sadness I feel that the time I have to spend on the bike is dwindling until next spring.
Oh sure, I have the trainer and some cold-weather riding, but it just isn't the same as a sunny, warm morning that you plan on riding 20 miles and end up riding 50 just because the air smells so clean, the hills don't seem that steep, the wind is gentle, the animals are lively, the cars are friendly and your legs just feel damn good.
1. Queen - Bicycle Race
2. George Harrison - Any Road
3. Cowboy Junkies - Miles from Our Home
4. Tomorrow - The White Bicycle
5. Jazz Butcher Conspiracy - Bicycle Kid
6. Tom Waits - Top Of The Hill
7. Clem Snide - Moment In The Sun
8. The Now Time Delegation - Keep On Pushin'
9. Dinosaur Jr. - Feel The Pain
10. David Byrne - Road to Nowhere (Live at Union Chapel)
11. The Ditty Bops - Walk Or Ride
12. Beulah - Burned By the Sun
13. Jennifer O'Connor - Hole In The Road
14. Neil Young - See The Sky About To Rain
15. Beulah - What Will You Do When Your Suntan Fades?
16. Wayne Hancock - Man Of The Road
17. The Clientele - Bicycles
18. Tom Waits - Broken Bicycles
You need to plan a trip down here in October...it's amazing to ride here then. A little crisp but wonderful days with perfect skies and light winds. There's color and the grapes smell amazing.
ReplyDeleteThe Physicist
I'd like to hit Georgia or anywhere in that area (TN, SC) just for the riding opportunities. Missouri is a nice state, and it can be pretty, but our "mountains" are really just glorified hills. Not that they aren't steep. But not quite satisfying.
ReplyDeleteAs far as racing . . . Cross starts in October. I've considered that too. However, to be honest, I still need work holding a line, especially in a corner, before I put myself in a competitive situation. I don't want to be the guy who takes out a group because he's stupid.