13 December 2007
They don’t want to actually work
Posted by todd under: Words from cycling sages .
“Most people want to start a company, then sell out to a bigger company or license their things and rake in money on royalties. They don’t want to actually work. They want to be “idea people,” but everybody has ideas. People want other people to develop the ideas and do the real work, yet they want to be compensated for it. Ideas are cheap and everybody has them, but real work is hard and most people don’t want to do it.”
– Grant Petersen of Rivendell Cycle Works, from an interview on bikeradar.com
In fact, I almost ALWAYS wear one (while riding a bike anyway). (On the other hand, if YOU don't want to wear a helmet, I have no problem with it.) I don't remember what happened on this particular day. Fortunately for all of us it makes for a less-nerdly picture. My exceptionally talented professional photographer friend Charles Bertram took this photo.
I asked my 6-year-old son, Caleb, an avid bicyclist and artist, to draw a bike for me. I think he did a great job!
