Author Archives: Allison

Putting the brakes on Parkinson’s, or, riding against neurological illness – literally

I have deep connections to both issues, so this article grabbed me. Late-stage sufferers of Parkinson’s disease, whose walking and running is generally confined to what they can do in their dreams, could ride bikes with a fluidity unimaginable to anyone who’s witnessed the indignities of the illness.
My grandmother, who I was very close to, [...]

what would je(rk)sus do?

So, as reported earlier, I bought this folding bike, and it’s 30 pounds, so pretty heavy compared to the sirrus I’m used to carrying around on one arm.
To get to my apartment, I have to climb a flight of stairs adjacent to two other apartments. Tonight one of my new neighbors (I moved recently) opened [...]

I Fold or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Folding Bike

A decision several weeks in the making came to fruition today.
Last month, I decided I wanted to buy a folding bike to celebrate another marvelous year on this planet. I tried a full size dahon at our man nelson’s store, al’s cycle solutions, which was fun and I knew it would be convenient.
But then I [...]