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 driving a Rivendell…
However Lorne Peachey might very presumably be the one individual in your entire world utilizing clipless pedals on a Platypus:
They mentioned, “Simply Purchase A Rivendell Already,” and he listened.
But on the identical 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 believed 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 pondering 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 journey a type of as a substitute.
Hey, what can I say? A minimum of in terms of 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 bicycle 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 most likely spent his grownup biking life driving somewhat over 100 miles per week, give or take:
You might assume 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 in opposition to 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 arrange 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 the truth is simply purchase a Rivendell already as soon as and for all–although quickly it’s possible you’ll not have a alternative:
Frankly I can’t think about a greater final result than a world during which there are proprietary digital superbikes for the top-tier execs in addition to the people who find themselves keen and in a position to pay no matter it’s they value, after which regular bikes for the remainder of us. And if the provision of the previous is extraordinarily restricted, a lot the higher:
Nonetheless I absolutely understand that is delusional pondering on my half, and that too many individuals will all the time need 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 will have heard that New York Metropolis Mayor Eric Adams has introduced a 15mph e-bike velocity restrict:
Whereas I agree that that is largely ridiculous, I’d additionally assert that calling this a “struggle on cyclists” is like calling a crackdown on Bluetooth audio system on the subway a “struggle on musicians.”
Additionally, you’ve acquired to understand the irony that technically you’ll be allowed to journey a daily bike quicker than an e-bike:
“That is an extremely silly thought,” mentioned Brandon Chamberlin, a lawyer who works with victims of street violence. “Imposing decrease velocity 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 circumstances on roads with out bike lanes because of even larger velocity differentials between vehicles and bikes.”
Wait: so not solely do common bikes require no charging in any way, however you may also journey them as quick as you need?!?
Signal me up!
