Ken Kifer
Ken Kifer (October 23, 1945 – September 14, 2003) was a writer, bicyclist and webmaster. His website is still a source of information on bicycling and especially bicycle touring[1]. Ken Kifer was killed by a drunk driver in September 2003 while riding his bicycle just 6 miles (9.7 km) from his home near Scottsboro, Alabama, USA[2].
Kifer was also a Walden scholar[3] and admirer of Henry David Thoreau, and wrote Analysis and Notes on Walden.
[edit] Quotes
"One day, returning to Alabama by bike, I stopped to wash my clothes in roanoke, Virginia. Two fellows were also doing laundry. They admired my courage and physical fitness, and one of them said, 'I'd like to do something like that, if I were as young as you are.' 'How old are you?' I asked. He said, 'forty-three.' I said, 'I'm almost fifty-one' ... I never lift weights, I never conditoin my abs, I never stretch, I never diet, I seldom see a doctor, I just walk and ride my bike ... Cycling keeps me lean, fit and healthy, and happy. I know that my own move back to the bike was the best decision I ever made." — Ken Kifer [4]
"Take two bicycle wheels daily" — Ken Kifer[5]
"For commuters, the best front light is the very bright rechargeable lamp." — Ken Kifer [6]
“Thoreau based his philosophy on ageless truths from the past and looked into the future.” — Ken Kifer [7]
[edit] External links
- Ken Kifer's website
- A Forgotten Hero
- Article on Ken from Adventure Cycling
- Bicycling Advocacy discussion group started by Kifer
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.adventurecycling.org/gspg/display_portrait.cfm?start=70
- ^ http://www.bikeforums.net/archive/index.php/t-37758.html
- ^ http://www-personal.umich.edu/~riin/ken.htm]
- ^ "Divorce your car!: ending the love affair with the automobile" By Katharine T. Alvord
- ^ Ecos Volumes 23-25
- ^ Bicycle Lighting Systems
- ^ Continuing “Walking” with Henry David Thoreau
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