I Love Riding in the City

Name: Karl Addison
Location: Seattle, WA
Occupation: Artist and Partybots Eco-Apparel

Where do you live & what’s it like riding in your city?
I live, work, play and ride in Seattle, Washington. Seattle is a great city to ride in. I feel like we have a full spectrum of every style of rider, from our daily commuters, mountain bikers due to the nature that surrounds us, speedsters and many track bikes. There are an amazing amount of events and weekly rides that happen in Seattle due to a strong community of cyclists. It is very easy to ride anywhere and see a friend on the opposite side of the road. Weather can be a bit of a pain—but when you are prepared for it, it is not an issue. One of my favorite rides is downtown on 2nd Ave. in the rain, which happens a lot. I enjoy my bike as a means to see friends, deliver my apparel line to stores and to get around to do art installations throughout the city.

What was your favorite city to ride in, and why?
I have to say that Tokyo, Japan is my favorite city to ride in. I have had the luxury to travel often and bring my bike as a means of transportation. Riding on the left side seems pretty natural for me, and their roads are unbelievably smooth and clean. It makes for a joyful ride to not worry about potholes and getting a flat. Drivers are very courteous including the taxi-cabs, unlike New York City. You do have to be more mindful of scooters, motorcycles and mopeds. They zig and zag through traffic more then bikes and they are hard to hear until they are right behind you. I did enjoy how friendly other track bike cyclists were, nearly every single one I came across would wave.

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