evangelical derring-do edit

https://face2faceafrica.com/article/why-the-endangered-african-tribesmen-in-india-shot-dead-an-american-missionary-with-arrow?fbclid=IwAR3cbujcylomN0JED0oL8lomNEtLoLLf2MTwlhBPf4bDVKgQWEDDm24iixo
this reminds me of a quote on 'God's Smuggler' ...good old 'evangelical derring-do'... https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/22/john-allen-chau-man-killed-by-tribe-north-sentinel-island-declare-jesus?fbclid=IwAR20-6w1egaEqBQ4lsJ-IccyylpK1VV6_4PMZq3fEVda2k3O8amS0VFWcVQ

like the driving of Jehu/Godspeed...

praise be to god!!!, for surely angels were sent to protect me from a (yet another) serious cycling accident, the result of which merely culminated in a grazed pinky finger knuckle. Beyond that, bunny hoping a snake was pretty much the only dramatic event for the next 40k Sunday ride... todays tip of the day: ride defensively; ride as if car drivers don't and won't see you because that is the reality for the average cyclist/commuter

tour de france lifts bike helmet rule

http://www.ctc.org.uk/sites/default/files/media_library/users/Chris%20Peck/everydayriding.jpg
quoted

[UPDATE:!]

The change in the rules came about after a special request from cycle campaigning organisations and local authorities keen to use the event to promote everyday cycling.

The uniform anonymity of a fully helmeted peloton is thought by some to alienate non-cyclists and, while inspiring some to take up racing, may not generate the quotidian, utilitarian cycling – to shops, schools or for commuting - that leads to reduced congestion, pollution and improved health.

whats up with bike lanes that do not have gaurdrails? NOTHING, in my opinion-they are useless!

... riding down the road and got yelled at to put lights on my bike. See, thats the problem with the world. And , well the answer found in cycling. Thats the whole point of cycling, to live outside of all those stupid rules you live in. Oh and plus, I don't really think that it would be expedient to utter certain four letter words here -if at any time, but how about I give you a knuckle sandwich next time you think your are going to step out your backwards life and and start telling me how tell live mine. And furthermore, lights, just like bike lanes and helmets are part of a whole different image that is not only destroying bicycling culture and making people bigger, fatter assholes, but contains fundamental flaws that in many ways just don't make a lot of sense when you get past the crux of your little neighbourhood pleasure ride.  I am not saying these things are destroying bicycling culture but are part of an image that IS destroying bike culture, by being too oppressive and anal. Lights are: expensive, heavy, easy to steal(or make theft of components easier and/or thereby draw attention to the bike more), and they make you more visible and more vulnerable. Bikes in the night are stealth and that's a good thing. Helmets; I've written and posted so much on that I don't want to get started on that here;  Bike lanes; not impressed, they need to have gaurdrails or they are just going to cause more problems than they are worth, somebody might get hit or killed thinking bike lanes are safe in any way without guardrails...

more on the gears: fastrack to zen

i was thinking about cycling gears just a while back and how when you really begin to understand gears, that being in my opinion, the point where you realize that gear changing is pretty much an intuitive thing that involves a whole bunch of choices or possibilities;and that it all basically concludes with the key premise being to keep our chain running parallel to the bike ( or specifically the _________<-bike term here). In other words the speed or the cadence is all irrelevant, in a nutshell,  and it's how you have the combination of gears aligned so as to maximize the the angle of chain travel.  To give a more detailed description of this,  imagine that your chain is riding not only "on" your bike, but like a companion, "beside" you for all eternity. You don't want that chain to ever cross your path of travel any more than you want it to to veer off the other way and disappear into the abyss of the cosmos and leave you cycling, alone and dismayed.   So the whole idea here is to have your chain running the same direction as you, not veering off to the right or to left by the slightest degree; what that does is not only become incrementally awkard or just plain inefficient, it also becomes potentially dangerous because the incidence of snapping or losing your chain is, however slightly, increased. Whether you are big gear up front and small gear in the back, or big in the front and big in the back etc. etc is really not the most important thing, its the accuracy of the chain rotation. Put it this way, just remember to quickly choose the most comfortable gear at any given speed, and then, just as quickly, adjust it up or down, slower or faster slightly,( by using the gears and pulling the chain in or out [left or right] in either the front end or the back end of the bike to make it straight) thus making sure that you line up the drivetrain to be parallel to your bike so your chain is now running at it's optimal performance of perfect balance along the bike from the front to the back...it will also make you feel zen, trust me...

christian? whats that?/ the bible challenge

if ever i would be referred to or called by someone a man(or woman;)|) of God, that would be a title which i could bestow with a glow

simlply put:

 reading the whole the bible is the greatest intellectual endeavor known to man. Some people reckon they are pretty smart, as I did, but peruse the entire bible, as an intellectual exercise, or as a curious observer and I can assure that it is one achievement that you will never live down. As I have said and/or thought many times , and echoed the sound wisdom that was passed down to me many years ago, read the new testament first then go back to the beginning of the bible and read the old testament..godspeed ;0

how many bikes do you have dad

so i don't think it was entirely dishonest to say "oh a couple here, and couple at the farm". So who knows cyclist language.? A couple means 5 to 7 specifically. Basically a couple means half a dozen you know; it's super chill like that..don't get stressed out about it ya know,...it could be a lot worse... I could be a borderline horder etc..!