Cycling makes me happy. It is a means of transportation, a sport, and a way to see the world. It gives me a way to meditate, to relieve stress, and to appreciate nature. It is a simple and elegant thing in a world that sometimes seems too complex.

Touring

My first long-distance bicycle tour was in 1995, the summer after college. I started in Germany and ended in southern Italy. I have few photos from that trip or from two subsequent tours in Italy in the summer and winter of 1996. More recent trips are better documented:

• Alps '97
• Alps '98
• Norway to Italy Tour '99
• Alps '01
• Ireland '03 (a cycling honeymoon!)
• Alps '04
• Alps '07

Randonneuring

The number of randonneuring reports has been growing, so I feel they now deserve their own page.

Bicycles

• My Rivendell Rambouillet
• My converted Raleigh fixed-gear
• Some rideable art
• Even more rideable art at the 2007 North American Handmade Bicycle Show.

Bike-related tips

• Some notes on how to pack a bicycle for air travel.
• Notes on how to move your road cleats waaay back.

Car-free living

"Car-free" is an oversimplification—we occasionally rent a car for errands or trips—but we don't own a car, and we don't miss it.

• My car-free house move.
• Pedal Pushers Online asked me to write a piece about what it's like to live without a car. You can read what I wrote and what Kara wrote, or look at the nicely illustrated final version (mine, Kara's).
• Velo Vision Magazine: all about cycling as transport. It is well-written and nicely illustrated, too.

There may also be cycling-related content in the blog.