It's been a couple of weeks since I made the last post on this blog and there are a couple of reasons.  First I've been really busy, but more importantly I have been interested to watch the statistics in my absence.  It has been an interesting bit of information.  The stats remained static.  They didn't go up, they didn't go  down.  Common sense tells me that more people than I thought are reading this, since they must not be coming back for new posts they must be referred by search engines.  Of course the popular posts are those with equipment reviews.  That is a good and bad thing about the interweb gadget.  People can get a lot of information but their choice of information is a bit disconcerting.  Last year I reviewed a new invention which would help autistic children learn to ride a bike.  The idea of these children gaining the thrill and independence the rest of us enjoy is tremendously exciting.  The stats on that post, were dismal.  Readership dropped significantly.  A few days later I posted some instruction about polishing aluminum fenders and the readership went through the roof.  You can see why it's a bit frustrating.
    Well, it's obvious and understandable that people frequent bike blogs for product information.  I didn't start writing the blog for that purpose, but because of some personal circumstances, I bought and built a nice little stable during the past couple of years, those posts made the blog look, for a while, as if it was going viral.  The new and shiny stopped, and the readership has begun to level off.  That's good, but I am just putting out a warning, I doubt that any new product reviews will occur.  That was an accident and I didn't and don't intend it.
  People have continued to tell me they like tuning into my inner voices on occasion and that is motivation enough to continue the blog.  I make no intentions of anything except what I promised in the beginning..."the daily joys and challenges of an incurable cyclist."