RISK

What was magnificent about the Ural “record” run was its ridiculousness. We are fortunate to live in a world where much of what we do can be contrived, like spending too much time in a sidecar riding on some of the greatest roads in the world. For no good reason except that. It’s making life into art, rather than just survival.

Many people recognized this. We got a too. What surprised me about the naysayers is that this is a magazine. We have already chosen to get off the couch and do something the general population mostly thinks is too risky. We all work to moderate the risks and control our destinies for the great reward of a powerful existence and the spiritual satisfaction found in doing something that takes effort and skill.