When Dave Wofford (37) tires of preventing forest fires, he designs graphics and presses letters at Durham’s finest fine-art letterpress, the Horse and Buggy Press. Originally a champion of Raleigh’s art community, Wofford has come to see the aesthetic benefits of living, biking, and now blogging in the Bull City. His Critical Mass posters (featured in the far right column) have become an icon within Durham’s two-wheeled community. A decidedly old school and opinionated fellow, he has been known to let loose on City Council as ferociously as Draplin lets loose on Blippo Bold. But perhaps because he knows that […]
Mike Halligan: Bull City Bikers
When Mike Halligan isn’t skating across frozen bridges, he’s reclaiming thrown away objects for recycling. Just last week, the Warehouse Manager at Morgan Imports rescued a Schwinn Suburban from a downtown dumpster after spotting it from a Lull forklift. He’s also an avid paddler, guiding canoe and kayak trips with Frog Hollow Outdoors. Distressed by the amount of trash in local waterways, he started collecting some of it in his down time. And from some of the photos he has shared with me, I’m speechless at the amount of debris he’s hauled out of our rivers and streams. Among the […]
Jack and Anne: Bull City Bikers
Jack Edinger, a fellow board member at the Durham Bike Co-op, and Anne Fairchild are the next Bull City Bikers. What bike(s) do you own and ride regularly?Anne: Trek multi track 730 w/ plastic crate attached!Jack: Currently ride a 1983 Trek 630 fixed-gear conversion. I also have an ever-changing fleet of frames and project bikes. I counted nine bikes in my workshop this morning, four of which are built up. What’s your primary flavor of riding?Anne: Commuting, tooling around town, occasionally for fitnessJack: Daily commuter, weekend errand-runner: road bike flavor. I occasionally do some mountain biking, but it’s been a […]
Ken Kaye: Bull City Bikers
I first met Ken Kaye, 45, after he emailed me about his plans to bike the Outer Banks with his son. We met up at the Durham Bike to Work Week breakfast, and he told me what an incredible experience his barrier island tour had been. He has plans for a cross-country bike trek, but for now he’s settling for overnight camping trips by bike. You can check out the full details on his father/son bike tour over at crazy-guy-on-a-bike. Ken, what bike(s) you own and ride regularly? I’m down to one, and it’s an all-rounder. 2006 Trek 520 touring […]
Eunice Chang: Bull City Bikers
Eunice Chang, 28, learned to ride a bike not long ago. Nevertheless, she’s hooked. In addition to wearing suggestive T-shirts, Eunice’s skills include photography and making the “pupscicles” for Locopops. So, Eunice, what bikes do you own and ride regularly? A Breezer Uptown 8, U-frame. I call it Gale the Maroon Marauder. What’s your primary flavor of riding? Mostly commuting, though the overall flavor is to have fun. if it ain’t fun, don’t ride. What’s the length and frequency of your average ride? It depends on the seasons. In this land of mostly-summer, I’d say, about twice a week, mostly […]
Gary Macy: Bull City Bikers
Durham residents aren’t the only ones who tap into to Durham’s bike-culture. Even visitors, like Gary Macy of San Diego, know the Bull City’s bike-friendliness and let it change their ways while in town. Macy, 56, is a professor of theology and religious studies at the University of San Diego. He spent last year on sabbatical at the National Humanities Center, in North Carolina. That’s when his love of biking was born. Bike(s) you own and ride regularly I used to ride a Trek 7300. I really miss it. Sigh. What’s your primary flavor of riding? I like just tootling […]
Michael Bérubé: Bull City Bikers
Even though I got behind and am posting this in April, there is a March Bull City Biker. And his name is Michael Bérubé. Now, some of you may already know him for one of at least two reasons… first, he’s a professor of Literature and Cultural studies at Penn State University. A leader in academia, he’s well published in his field and engaged in a perpetual debate with conservative “academic” pundit David Horowitz over whether there can be an articulate and sound anti-war movement in this country. Second, he’s a reknown blogger who occasionally even blogs about cycling. Example. […]
Danielle Newton: Bull City Bikers
February’s Bull City Biker is Danielle Newton (27), a local mountain bike racer who’s originally from California. Not afraid of the dark, she’s the organizer of this winter’s weekly night ride on the American Tobacco Trail. What’s your primary flavor of riding?I’m a mountain biker at heart. I was a tomboy growing up, and I guess I still kind of am. I crave dirt, logs, roots and the sound of leaves crunching under my tires. But I spend a lot of time training for cross country mountain bike races by riding my cyclocross bike on the fire roads at Umstead […]
Robert Weeks: Bull City Bikers
I’ve realized two things while doing interviews for the Herald Sun as The Outspokin’ Cyclist: first, that cyclists are always interesting people with stories to tell; second, that I don’t have the space to tell them all in print. But the web is rarely ever restricted by space… so beginning today, I’m launching an online series of interviews with Durham cyclists. I’ll ask each Bull City Biker the same six questions, and through their answers we might shape a more complete picture of who’s out there riding in Durham. A stranger when I stopped him on his way to work […]