I Think I Popped a Button!

A gathering of bloggers: CycleDallas vs. the Commute Orlando road team at Trinity Hall. Reed Bates is seated on the far right, and Keri Caffrey is in the far back. Caught in his native habitat, PM Summer has a beer in his hand.


In less than a year, a blog has garnered the respect and a loyal following of cyclists interested in riding for pleasure and transportation. I know I am not misstating the feelings of the collaborative authors of CycleSmartDallas when I say that all of us think most highly of it. We aspire to produce such thoughtful and good content.


You can imagine our excitement when Keri and Lisa came out to Dallas! We were delighted to be able to meet them. PM, it turned out, became a virtual escort of sorts, electronically guiding Keri on cycling adventures around the city.


Happily, Lisa and Keri consented to do some meet & greets with local bloggers during their stay. Good times! We shared experiences and compared notes about cycling in Orlando compared to Dallas. Many things are different and many are the same. Keri displayed the depth of her comprehensive understanding that cycling's problems are mostly social and attitudinal, rather than infrastructure. Mostly.


But not only does she get to the true heart of the matter, she has good, well thought out ways of doing something about it. (You can see why we think her blog has the best content.)


Lisa and Keri said how they liked cycling in Dallas. (Were they being gracious to their hosts?) Keri said she would post about it on CommuteOrlando. Saturday she did.


Wow! They really DID like cycling in Dallas!


Goodness, it has sure made me see our city with a new perspective, and it seems a bit better today! Thank you Keri, we're bustin' out in pride!


Y'all come back now, hear?