Dmitry Gudkov

Here’s the tenth portrait in Streetsblog’s weekly “Why I Ride” series.

This is the ninth portrait in Streetsblog’s weekly “Why I Ride” series.

Here’s the eighth portrait in Streetsblog’s weekly “Why I Ride” series. Enjoy the long weekend everyone. We'll see you back here on Tuesday.

Here’s the seventh portrait in Streetsblog’s weekly “Why I Ride” series.

Here’s the sixth portrait in Streetsblog’s weekly “Why I Ride” series.

Here’s the fifth portrait in Streetsblog’s weekly “Why I Ride” series.

Here’s the fourth portrait in Streetsblog’s weekly “Why I Ride” series.

Here’s the third portrait in Streetsblog’s weekly “Why I Ride” series.

Here's the second portrait in Streetsblog's weekly "Why I Ride" series.

Editor's note: Sometimes it seems like pundits and reporters are incapable of writing about bicycling without falling back on words like "sanctimonious" or "European-influenced." Many of New York's political representatives likewise seem incapable of grasping how safer streets for cycling would benefit their constituents. Streetsblog could write endlessly about the point-to-point convenience of cycling, how bike infrastructure complements the transit system, and why it's no coincidence that in a city where 54 percent of households don't own cars, 54 percent of voters support the expansion of bike lanes. But nothing can cut through anti-bike noise quite like New Yorkers who ride, telling their own stories.