If you enjoy this site and would like to buy me a warm meal or some shelter from the elements, I’d be so grateful. It’s the little things that keep us going on a bad day.
More generally, if you want to help out touring cyclists, check out Warmshowers, an online community that helps cyclists find hosts while on the road. It’s a great way to meet people from all different walks of life and helps cyclists find a safe place to sleep for the night.
Finally, cyclists are extremely vulnerable road users. Please keep your eyes on the road and watch out for cyclists. Behaviors that may seem harmless, like stopping in the bike lane when you can’t see any cyclists coming, are very dangerous as they force any oncoming cyclists to swing out into fast moving traffic. Go out for a bike ride sometime and notice the things you are scared of then don’t do those things.