Going a different way.

When you have nothing to say, don't say anything. And so I've been silent for the past month or so. I've wanted to write something in response to recent events, but nothing chose to emerge.
The other day however, I found something that really got me thinking. As with most discoveries on the internet, it was completely serendipitous and circuitous. In my ongoing search for a new bicycle, I was investigating the merits of different styles of bikes. Road touring bikes, it seemed, possessed the toughness, versatility, and speed that I was looking for as a commuter and recreational rider. I wa…