love this particular strip, the style puts me in mind of the illustrations Arthur Ransome penned for the ‘Swallows and Amazons’ serie of books. And is that a singlespeed, or an SA 3-speed hub.. ??
Haha! I laughed. I’ve definitely had a few days like that on my trusty Mountain Goat. “Oh, hey… a shortcut!” – followed by sinking knee-deep into a quagmire. Whoops!
Looks like the Kickstand will have to introduce a new frame design for offroad riders in the Cuyahoga Valley — they can call it the Summit. However, no MTB that I know of could have helped Yehuda with that little “short cut!”
Reminds me of my 10-year-old and me on Saturday. Our first mountain biking experience ever! (At least we were a little more prepared for it than using city bikes with baskets and wearing sandals!)
Cleveland’s got so many “great” place names: The Chagrin Reservation, Terminal Tower, Lake Erie!
RE: South Chagrin Reservation. I grew up in Chagrin Falls (went to school with Bill Watterson of “Calvin & Hobbes”). South Chagrin is a great place for hill training (and sledding in the winter!)
Looks like me on my first ever cyclecross race! Love it…
I’d still like to see the bike ninja again though *hint*
is this the end of yehuda?
Yehuda is too conscientous to do that to both himself and his bike. He’d leave the bike with Thistle or the local Bike Collective.
Na he is taking an short cut on an bet race with joe!
Surely not a response to losing the sales bet?
Actually, I suspect this is Cartoon Land, where Yehuda would keep walking and surface the other side of the lake/flood/mud/whatever. Please?
Nice change of direction for a “single day comic” Breaks up the strenuous plot and character development that goes on.
No, really, this was fresh and fun. It’s always great to have a feelgood strip every once in a while.
Now *that* is thirsty.
He’s still unconscious, you know. He passed out in the shop.
love this particular strip, the style puts me in mind of the illustrations Arthur Ransome penned for the ‘Swallows and Amazons’ serie of books. And is that a singlespeed, or an SA 3-speed hub.. ??
“Yehuda is too conscientous to do that to both himself and his bike. He’d leave the bike with Thistle or the local Bike Collective.”
LOL – you nailed that one!
My guess is that Yehuda rides an internal gear – not really sure, but it would seem to fit.
There’s no way he’ll be able to get that tank out…
Um, you did notice the top of his velo cap on the far side of the second frame, did you not?
Looks like he didn’t expect that creek to be that deep!
South Chagrin Reservation huh? Real place or a state of mind…?
Nicely drawn Rick
I think that South Chagrin Reservation is next to Lake Wobegone; that must be the creek that feeds it.
Reminds me of a recent excursion on a trail next to a new beaver dam.
Real Place – Cleveland Metroparks site – known for Fall color from varieties of trees; vacationing now or planned for Rick?
I’ve had rides like that. It is always fun to play in the muck.
Haha! I laughed. I’ve definitely had a few days like that on my trusty Mountain Goat. “Oh, hey… a shortcut!” – followed by sinking knee-deep into a quagmire. Whoops!
Looks like the Kickstand will have to introduce a new frame design for offroad riders in the Cuyahoga Valley — they can call it the Summit. However, no MTB that I know of could have helped Yehuda with that little “short cut!”
@KTL711: 29er tallbike!
I’ve lived this one, I underestimated the depth of a small river.
How funny would be if this was the last comic?
I got to wondering about the name “Chagrin,” given that it’s a real name. I found:
‘The name
@45rpm: I think Yehuda would rather drive for a week than use any other IGH than a Sturmey-Archer. That’s the reason he isn’t already on a bakfiets.
Reminds me of my 10-year-old and me on Saturday. Our first mountain biking experience ever! (At least we were a little more prepared for it than using city bikes with baskets and wearing sandals!)
Cleveland’s got so many “great” place names: The Chagrin Reservation, Terminal Tower, Lake Erie!
RE: South Chagrin Reservation. I grew up in Chagrin Falls (went to school with Bill Watterson of “Calvin & Hobbes”). South Chagrin is a great place for hill training (and sledding in the winter!)
I gotta check out SCR now. I was at North chagrin a couple weeks ago and it was a beautiful park. Great for running and riding.
… The Flats (continuing my previous post)
TEE SHIRT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh, I love it. This one made me laugh out loud – literally.
And they’re going to build a Medical Mart at Terminal Tower. I’ll bet there’s going to be a lot of Chagrin at that one!
Not being so fond of the current T-shirt, I vote for this as the new one as well because I’ll buy it!