Please be part of me in congratulating Lorne Peachey, who has ridden his bicycle 200,000 miles:
Wow, they actually buried the lede right here. Not solely is he using a Rivendell…
However Lorne Peachey might very presumably be the one particular person in the complete world utilizing clipless pedals on a Platypus:
They mentioned, “Simply Purchase A Rivendell Already,” and he listened.
But on the similar time he additionally mentioned “Screw you” to the wool-and-leather set by setting it up like a street bike, carrying bib shorts with a high-visibility vest, and obsessively monitoring his mileage.
And I assumed I used to be pushing the Fred-shaped envelope utilizing clipless pedals on my Roadini:
By the way in which, I admit I’ve been considering of switching to flat pedals on this bike, however then I do not forget that I’ve three different Rivendae and if I really feel like utilizing flat pedals I can simply trip a kind of as a substitute.
Hey, what can I say? No less than in relation to bikes, my life is one endless treasure tub:
As for Peachey, he’s clearly a free thinker, which makes him one thing of a lone wolf:
Describing himself as a “solitary bike owner,” he reached the 100,000 mark 19 years in the past. He rode throughout the nation on a visit with a number of different cyclists in 1982, when he was 43.
And by my calculations, he’s in all probability spent his grownup biking life using a bit of over 100 miles every week, give or take:
You might suppose I’m being judgmental, however I largely simply wished an excuse to make use of that GIF.
In any case, mazel tov to Lorne Peachey, who clearly must go head-to-head towards Fred Schmid:
I haven’t seen a follow-up, so I’m going to imagine he’s nonetheless out on the course.
However as soon as he does are available, I’m going to prepare an ironic race for seniors referred to as the Simply Purchase A Rivendell Already World Championships to settle the query of whether or not you need to actually simply purchase a Rivendell already as soon as and for all–although quickly chances are you’ll not have a selection:
Frankly I can’t think about a greater consequence than a world by which there are proprietary digital superbikes for the top-tier professionals in addition to the people who find themselves keen and in a position to pay no matter it’s they price, after which regular bikes for the remainder of us. And if the supply of the previous is extraordinarily restricted, a lot the higher:
Nevertheless I absolutely notice that is delusional considering on my half, and that too many individuals will all the time wish to purchase the quickest bike they will get, though more often than not that normally means the fastest-looking bike they will get, and that at this level I’m simply foolishly clinging to the previous and my subjective concepts of what a bicycle ought to be.
Lastly, you’ll have heard that New York Metropolis Mayor Eric Adams has introduced a 15mph e-bike pace restrict:
Whereas I agree that that is largely ridiculous, I’d additionally assert that calling this a “conflict on cyclists” is like calling a crackdown on Bluetooth audio system on the subway a “conflict on musicians.”
Additionally, you’ve received to understand the irony that technically you’ll be allowed to trip an everyday bike sooner than an e-bike:
“That is an extremely silly concept,” mentioned Brandon Chamberlin, a lawyer who works with victims of street violence. “Imposing decrease pace limits on e-bikes than on non-electric bikes would simply result in battle and congestion in already-too-narrow bike lanes. It additionally will create harmful situations on roads with out bike lanes on account of even higher pace differentials between automobiles and bikes.”
Wait: so not solely do common bikes require no charging by any means, however you may also trip them as quick as you need?!?
Signal me up!
