"Take life down a gear" ... SMH article

 

"I can just as easily ride a simpler bike with "normal" pedals. I can ride in normal sandshoes, a T-shirt and shorts. I don't actually need a GPS computer to tell me where to go and if I'm working hard enough - I have my eyes and gasping lungs to tell me what the heart rate monitor would. So I did. And it was terrific."

http://www.nationaltimes.com.au/opinion/politics/take-life-down-a-g...

 

 

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Permalink Reply by Ma Dame Vélo on April 28, 2012 at 11:02am

he he.  good analogies.

But, for one who claims to aspire to simplicity, Mark Textor (apt name for a writer) has created an article with Soooo many tags!

Permalink Reply by Neil Alexander on April 28, 2012 at 4:57pm

I am genuinely lost reading that!

Mate, you are just too young to appreciate have heard of Rick Wakeman.

Permalink Reply by Kim on April 29, 2012 at 12:01pm

Who?

Permalink Reply by Neil Alexander on April 29, 2012 at 12:16pm

I'm surprised Mr O' hasn't posted an awful youtube clip of RW performing his meisterwerk Journey to the Centre of the Earth (and I am not referring to the Nick and Dick Crane version). I found one but I will spare peeps the horror.

Permalink Reply by Michael S. (Boxhead) on April 28, 2012 at 12:08pm
I like it. Thanks Mr O'.

An interesting way of saying KISS. But, as MB pointed out, Mr Textor aint applying it to his writing!
Permalink Reply by Pooliothrvwganster1 on April 28, 2012 at 1:48pm

I would be worried if I worked with this dude, he sounds like he would have trouble turning on his computer to write the article.Just do it strap on all your tech gear or just ride with the basics. Not a great article in my opinion sounds a bit wingy , I would like a article in the joy of riding freedom, air in your hair other friends gliding around you great scenery you get the picture.

Permalink Reply by Bob Moore on April 28, 2012 at 3:26pm
Mark Textor was tweeting to BoF about Centennial Park recently, in support of the roadies campaign.Lots of bike tweets under @markatextor..
Permalink Reply by kirby on April 28, 2012 at 4:19pm

Na. I think I'll stick to my way. Gears,cleats, lycra, ROCK!

Permalink Reply by PeterT on April 29, 2012 at 9:06am

Agreed! He lost me when before I even read the article when he implied riding without a GPS computer... doesn't he know that's the whole reason* why satellites were even put into space?

Is he trying to bring us back into the dark ages?

Permalink Reply by Kimberley on April 28, 2012 at 5:08pm

Those middle paragraphs are a little mysterious...

But to bring conversation back to my new bike (heh), it's a much simpler ride, so I get what Textor's on about.

I didn't realise how it would make me ride so differently. Smooth, cruisy, not necessarily slow, but just not in so much of a hurry to get places.

I likey (but I'll stil be riding my hybrid to work)

Permalink Reply by Bob Moore on April 28, 2012 at 6:55pm
The two paragraphs about K Rudd and the spin cycle are pretty good, could have left the rest out, just showing off to his mates.
Permalink Reply by Neil Alexander on April 28, 2012 at 7:11pm

Fair enough. We are his mates!

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