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 probably be the one particular person in the complete world utilizing clipless pedals on a Platypus:
They stated, “Simply Purchase A Rivendell Already,” and he listened.
But on the identical time he additionally stated “Screw you” to the wool-and-leather set by setting it up like a highway 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 best way, I admit I’ve been pondering of switching to flat pedals on this bike, however then I keep in mind that I’ve three different Rivendae and if I really feel like utilizing flat pedals I can simply experience a kind of as a substitute.
Hey, what can I say? No less than with regards 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 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 using slightly over 100 miles per week, give or take:
You might assume I’m being judgmental, however I principally simply needed 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 prepare an ironic race for seniors known as the Simply Purchase A Rivendell Already World Championships to settle the query of whether or not you must in truth simply purchase a Rivendell already as soon as and for all–although quickly you might 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 prepared and capable of 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 notice that is delusional pondering on my half, and that too many individuals will at all times need to purchase the quickest bike they’ll get, regardless that more often than not that normally means the fastest-trying bike they’ll get, and that at this level I’m simply foolishly clinging to the previous and my subjective concepts of what a bicycle needs to be.
Lastly, you might have heard that New York Metropolis Mayor Eric Adams has introduced a 15mph e-bike pace restrict:
Whereas I agree that that is principally ridiculous, I’d additionally assert that calling this a “warfare on cyclists” is like calling a crackdown on Bluetooth audio system on the subway a “warfare on musicians.”
Additionally, you’ve obtained to understand the irony that technically you’ll be allowed to experience an everyday bike sooner than an e-bike:
“That is an extremely silly thought,” stated Brandon Chamberlin, a lawyer who works with victims of highway 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 because of even better pace differentials between vehicles and bikes.”
Wait: so not solely do common bikes require no charging by any means, however you can too experience them as quick as you need?!?
Signal me up!