All I brought to New York was the stuff I could fit into one checked back and my carry on for the flight to LaGuardia Airport. I had no job, no obvious job prospects, and a short amount of time to make something happen. I turned to the one thing that I thought I could do well and see the city at the same time. Bike. I became a pedicab driver for Manhatan Rickshaw company. This began the next chapter of my cycling life.
Read MorePart one of my cycle stories, detailing my history with cycling and the impetus for this series.
I grew up riding my bike for fun around the neighborhoods of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. Cycling then became something bigger and more important when I was in college. It wasn't until I came back to Minneapolis when I began to seriously appreciate all of the things that cycling could provide me and the city that fosters that kind of lifestyle.