About the author
I cycle around Dublin for errands, work and the occasional ride with no particular destination. I work in a neighborhood café and tend to assess a route by how comfortably it gets me and a bag of groceries home. Racing is not my subject, although I have developed strong opinions about damp socks.
The Everyday Ride treats the bicycle as ordinary transport. I write about choosing familiar routes, carrying small purchases, noticing street design and the practical details that make another trip feel possible. My favorite stories usually involve a useful shortcut, a good place to stop or an errand that became more pleasant outside.
I keep my observations personal and avoid presenting one rider's experience as a universal answer. Away from the bike I enjoy music, weekend markets and cooking dinners for friends who know that an invitation may include a request to bring the good bread.
My bicycle had a bag of carrots attached to it. The man in the online video had a streamlined outfit, a carefully analyzed training interval and a face suggesting that carrots would introduce unacceptable aerodynamic
The route planner offered the shortest line. My shoulders supplied a different review.
