Link Love

CycleStuff, Father Christmas Doesn’t Do Drops. A father-daughter chat on a bike ride.

Self-Deprecation and the Female Cyclist. Machines for Freedom writes about why women cyclists put themselves down and how it can affect their riding.

Ironjen and Muskrat, Our Walk in the Woods. A formerly D.C.-based couple who also ride bikes are tackling the Appalachian Trail this year. They just made it through Georgia.

Do What You Love? Urban Adventure League considers the way his work at a hostel in Portland has changed over the years in light of the emergence of alternate forms of lodging, and ponders what’s next.

Semi-Rad shares 11 Truths About Riding Bicycles.

Ghost Bikes. Mashable remembers riders we’ve lost.