Sweetpea Bicycles

You have to admit, it is rare that a smell changes the way you look at the world.

Natalie and I were wrapping up a ride a couple of weeks ago, when we were overwhelmed by the smell of Chinese food. Considering the fact that we were in our own residential neighborhood, this surprised us. I mean, we know what our neighborhood smells like. We were confused. Did a new restaurant open up on our own block that we didn’t know about?

It was only when we saw an old Mercedes turning left leaving the signature blue cloud that we understood what was going on: Biodiesel.

The thought of having someone deliver gas to us, or the thought of pulling up to the local doughnut shop to fuel your car is pretty sweet. (For those of you who don’t know the details, you can learn about Biodiesel here.)