Guerrilla Giving

Yehuda Moon and the Kickstand Cyclery is a daily comic strip created by Rick Smith.  It follows the daily (mis)adventures of one, Yehuda Moon, proprietor of the Kickstand Cyclery—a bike shop that’s as much about advocating for alternative/sustainable means of transportation as it is about turning a profit (always a struggle for Yehuda).   

Many of us who use bicycles as our primary means of transportation have found a hero in Yehuda Moon.   In a society and culture dominated by the automobile, Yehuda is perceived by many as radical, subversive, and a bit of a wing-nut—”what do you mean you bike in the winter?”   But for the growing tribe of self-propelled people, Yehuda is a big dose of daily inspiration.   Us crazy folk need each other.

Even though Yehuda in his regular diatribes against the car-centric culture, comes off as a curmudgeon, he’s really an idealist and an optimist.  He just gets a bit frustrated that the vision many of us share is so slow in coming to fruition.   But Yehuda, unlike anyone we know, really practices what he preaches.  His vision of a world liberated of fossil-fuelled transportation is a change he chooses to embody everyday.   And he has a lot of fun doing it. 

Today’s comic is a treat.  We also love plowing our bicycles through the fallen leaves—bliss!    

We salute Yehuda Moon and creator Rick Smith.  May our gift to you be a small sign of the great gratitude we feel for having Yehuda Moon in our lives every morning.   Thank-you.

If you’d like to subscribe to Yehuda Moon and/or make a donation to support this important and fun work, have a look here.   The website also sells Yehuda Moon t-shirts etc.