Two Wheels To Nowhere

rollersinstinct: Quiet reminder to motorists, don’t drive too close to the more vulnerable road users. From the San Diego County Bike Coalition.

Propped up, defying gravity.

fewthistle: Serbia. Bass player on the way to play at a village festival. 1965 Photographer: Henri Cartier-Bresson Riding in cool weather requires adding a base layer to your kit.

celer-et-audax: The Austro-Hungarian SMS Szent Istvan capsizes after being struck by an Italian torpedo, 10 June 1918 Every man for himself

historical-nonfiction: Lenin and Stalin at Gorki, just outside Moscow. September 1922 The odd couple.

pappito: ruihenriquesesteves: Police officer guarding a pharmacy in high-flood waters, Ontario, 1974 Megaboss

historyinpics42: Jimi Hendrix On Stage at a Concert in Bakersfield – California – 1968 Click Here to Follow HISTORY IN PICS Are you experienced?

historyinpics42: The Who – 1978 Photo by Keystone-Getty Images Click Here to Follow HISTORY IN PICS Who enjoys rock n roll excesses?

Reflecting on life in Bandf

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Travel and change of place impart new vigor to the mind. ~ Seneca

historyinpics42: Construction of the USS Macon ca. 1932. Click Here to Follow HISTORY IN PICS

historyinpics42: Charlie Chaplin and Albert Einstein Click Here to Follow HISTORY IN PICS Funny and Smart

history-inpictures: John Lennon’s handwritten lyrics to Imagine, 1971 My never ending prayers and thoughts go out to the people of Paris. I am imagining a Peaceful 2016.

pedalitout: Up through the dripping green forest, pushed to the side by a crown of mud: double track pavement. My little version of heaven. | I love this @ashleygruber shot from Exmoor – that’s me in the picture. 🙂 Credit jeredgruber via http://ift.tt/1RAdga1

Long and open road is calling…

a Fist Full of Fruit

Rest is important

Jedi wisdom

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rvsm: I wish people blogged this with the source and story, because it is pretty interesting. In June 1982, Columbia Helicopters was hired by Sohio to participate in a test on Alaska’s North Slope. The purpose of this test was to evaluate the ability of a helicopter – the Boeing Vertol 107-II – to tow…

Nom-nom

This gift fits me in more ways than one. Thanks, Ian!

ilovemyleica: untitled by Jesse Freeman Via Flickr: 50mm B&W version Source: Flickr / imnothinginparticular

humansofnewyork: (1/11) “When I was a baby I came very close to dying. I’m not sure how to say the name of the disease in English, but all the water in my body started to dry. I couldn’t gain weight and I became very weak. This was during Saddam’s time, and the hospital staff told…

rollersinstinct: This could get complicated…from Paolo’s Flickr stream.

pedalitout: What a great feeling after climbing long and hard out in the cold.. @alaincovi Credit alaincovi via http://ift.tt/1Od1Fut

Open road

humansofnewyork: (7/7) “I still think I have a chance to make a difference in the world. I have several inventions that I’m hoping to patent once I get to America. One of my inventions is being used right now on the Istanbul metro to generate electricity from the movement of the train. I have sketches…

A bit of everything here. Interesting photograph.

The Christmas cycle begins with decorating the tree with our favourite ornaments.

Reduce speed when icey.

ridesabike: Janet Leigh and unidentified MGM crew guy ride a bike.

We are getting close to the longest, most ovally wheel shadows of the year.

Not only does winter riding develop mental fortitude, it makes you really appreciate the warmer rides you may otherwise take for granted, the following season.

Wow

Caution: overhead cables. NFK!

gruberimages: It’s a head-scratcher. L’Eroica is a cycling event that turns its back to the modern and opens its arms wide to the welcoming embrace of steel bikes, hard and few gears, down tube shifting (if any at all), narrow tires, wool jersey, toe clips, and hairnet helmets. As the founder of l’Eroica, Giancarlo Brocci,…

You can’t trust those lefties

Tonight.

Okay, so it’s not just me

Simple machines. Used to prepare fuel for the wood stove.

rollersinstinct: Léon Scieur rides through the Alps during the 1920 Tour de France. The photo comes from Discovery’s look at how the race has changed in the 100 years of its existence.