“And … that’s why the wheel is round.”
BikeSchool was established in 2010 by tweeps @bikerly, @egggman and @lovingthebike. Courses, in question and answer format, are now taught by a revolving panel of “professors” via live chat on Twitter. Class convenes every Thursday, at 9pm EST, with a diverse curriculum covering everything from the inspirational to the practical.
Here’s a few gems from last Thursday’s class. The presiding prof (who, in my opinion, deserves tenure) is @lisbon:
#bikeschool ****Q2: Which superhero do you most resemble when you’re on your bike, or what superpower does bicycling give you?
— Lizbon Grav (@lizbon) October 19, 2012
Q2: The Pillsbury Dough Boy. Well, he’s a hero to me. #bikeschool
— VeloWeb (@RandoRay) October 19, 2012
#bikeschool ****Q3: What was your most embarrassing or humbling (they’re different; pick one..or both) bicycling-related experience?
— Lizbon Grav (@lizbon) October 19, 2012
Q3: ever show up to a ride without your bike? #bikeschool
— Bobby Dixon (@bdix73) October 19, 2012
@lizbon Q3: one Christmas I drank too much vodka and bonked over N. Korea. It was embarrassing. #bikeschool
— Santa (@santabikes) October 19, 2012
Q3: Getting dropped by Ryder Hesjedal. He was in a pedicab. That about covers both. #bikeschool
— VeloWeb (@RandoRay) October 19, 2012
#bikeschool ****Q4: Bicycling in a car-centric world can be…challenging. What is/would be your on-bike weapon of choice?
— Lizbon Grav (@lizbon) October 19, 2012
#bikeschool Q4 favored weapon is the headtube mounted chainsaw of doom! assets.inhabitat.com/wp-content/blo…Also, @lizbon is best #bikeschool prof EVAH!!!
— Richard Masoner (@cyclelicious) October 19, 2012
Q4: Hyper sense of awareness. Plan ahead and always be aware of ‘things’ around you. #bikeschool
— Kui Kanthatham (@kui360) October 19, 2012
Q4 addendum: Otherwise, I use my amazing dough powers. #bikeschool
— VeloWeb (@RandoRay) October 19, 2012
@randoray “Amazing dough powers” ties with “put them in subfolders by fairy” as my best overheard phrase of the day. #bikeschool
— Keith Snyder (@noteon) October 19, 2012
@randoray I thought the secret was Lantiseptic. #bikeschool
— Keith Snyder (@noteon) October 19, 2012
And so on ….
As you can see, classes sometimes get unruly, particularly when rambunctious randonneurs aren’t reined in, but #bikeschool really is worth enrolling in. Why not sign up. It’s free.
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