"... Bike History ...": Here's a link to one of the many History of the Bicycle webpages.
"... Spandex ...": Here's the Wikipedia entry on spandex.
"... All The Leaves Are Brown ...": The salient section of the California code with regard to bike riders from America's favorite San Diego County Deppity Sheriff:
21200. (a) Every person riding a bicycle upon a highway has all the
rights and is subject to all the provisions applicable to the driver
of a vehicle by this division, including, but not limited to,
provisions concerning driving under the influence of alcoholic
beverages or drugs...
21200. (a) Every person riding a bicycle upon a highway has all the
rights and is subject to all the provisions applicable to the driver
of a vehicle by this division, including, but not limited to,
provisions concerning driving under the influence of alcoholic
beverages or drugs...
Mullfoto of the Day
Note that my bike is BEHIND my helmet and armor which I have not moved since I was in Afghanistan last September.
Catchy Caption of the Day
Actual Caption:
Spanish bullfighter Eduardo Gallo barely misses a bull's horn during San Isidro's bullfighting fair at Madrid's Las Ventas bullring May 11, 2006.
Old Eduardo was about one millimeter away from being able to sing that famous Jimmy Buffett song: Wasting away again in Se�oritaville.