Comments on: Noah’s 15 minutes

By: bikesgonewild

bikesgonewild — Tue, 13 May 2008 16:01:54 +0000

…noah…beyond all the details, you’ve taken responsible steps some folks will never even consider in their lifetimes, never mind achieve…as a commuter, as a healthy individual & as a contributor to the collective consciousness…

…may your ***15*** be extended as you positively influence others…

By: Noah

Noah — Tue, 13 May 2008 14:52:05 +0000

I don’t watch my weight too much, but about twice a month I weigh in. Last night, I found out that about half of that winter 20 pounds has finally melted off. I was 240 when I started, got down to 190 last summer, bulged up to 210 or so over winter and I’m finally on my way back out of the Clydesdale club again.

Although, they say: “Once a Clyde, always a Clyde”

I really didn’t get out of my winter multi-modal bike/bus commuting mindset until the beginning of May. Since then, I’ve finally kicked it into high gear. This was a brutal winter with a long string of short rides. My legs are finally starting to wake up. If I keep things up the way I have been, this will be a 600 mile month with over 500 commuting miles, almost double what I rode last month. Maybe I can get far away enough from 200 pounds that my next winter bloat doesn’t push me back there again.

By: Otter

Otter — Tue, 13 May 2008 14:00:11 +0000

50 pounds! That’s awesome. I am sure it got more people thinking about biking to hear that from a regular guy. Sure, Lance Armstrong commutes by bike too, but you don’t have to be a world class athlete to do it, right? I am glad to see such a positive face put on commuting by bike.

By: tad

tad — Tue, 13 May 2008 12:26:58 +0000

Noah et al., congrats, you guys looked awesome on that video. I bet from far away your convoy is mistaken for a UFO. (=

Maybe there will be a followup story this Summer!

By: Noah

Noah — Mon, 12 May 2008 22:40:58 +0000

This week’s events in Kansas City are simply amazing. The guy who runs the bike week website literally said he has to choose which of the 27 bike week events he wants to go to today.

Twenty. Seven. Events. One day.

And that’s not even half of the events this week.

It sounds like most of the riders from my convoy are going to join me tomorrow as well.

By: Ghost Rider

Ghost Rider — Mon, 12 May 2008 22:25:37 +0000

“Cause we gotta little ol’ convoy, rockin’ through the night
Yeah we gotta little ol’ convoy, ain’t she a beautiful sight?
Come on an’ join our convoy, ain’t nothin’ gonna git in our way
We’re gonna roll this cyclin’ convoy, cross the USA
Convoy… Convoy… ”

Noah, can I have your autograph? Cool exposure!