Mr 4x4 giant, black truck, it’s not okay to tailgate, yell and intimidate. We’re pedaling almost the speed limit in a school zone on a official bike route. Where were the police we could have used them. Finally he just sped off, leaving us in exhaust fumes. What an idiot.
Today in Ireland schools have set out on an awareness campaign for better mental health. Throw on your brightest orange shirt and pedal your bike show support, relax. It's up to us! It's Orange Day!
Via Tadpole Rider Anyone who has been following this blog knows I had a BionX hub motor system installed on my trike and that I experienced various problems with it that BionX never got resolved to my satisfaction. Consequently I requested a full refund and got it. Dispite the problems I experienced I really liked… Continue reading ELECTRIC HUB MOTOR SYSTEM … ROUND TWO
Here's what I know so far. I just saw one without the Shell in a bike shop in San Diego. It looks really sturdy and beefy Sits upright like a bike. I personally like the recumbent style better but since I haven't pedaled a Pedalist yet, so I won't judge it. I almost forgot it… Continue reading The Pedalist
Adventure Cycling Association January 17, 2018 - Morgan Lommele manages the joint partnership between the Bicycle Product Suppliers Association and PeopleForBikes to improve access for people who want to ride electric bicycles. Adventure Cycling keeps seeing more and more about eBikes, and we’ll bet you are too. Today on the Adventure Cycling blog, we’re sharing PeopleForBike’s answers… Continue reading PeopleForBikes Answers Ten Commonly Asked Questions About eBikes
Susan Hinchey I can’t possibly explain why, after 40 years since riding one, I suddenly bought It’s over 40 years since I rode a push-bike to Saturday afternoon sport, but humans, on the whole, have been riding bicycle-like contraptions for hundreds of years. Staying upright, then steering, is not as easy as it would first… Continue reading How I fell in love with riding a bike
Posted 06/01/17 by Suzanne Matyas in Trail Use There are countless special places in America, but only about 100 have been distinguished enough to be called national monuments. Granted protection by Congress or the president by way of the Antiquities Act, these emblems of our country’s landscape allow us—from generation to generation—to learn, discover and… Continue reading Five Rail-Trails for For Cruising thru National Monuments
One hundred years ago, something momentous happened in U.S. cities: They started connecting their first full networks of paved streets. Link by link throughout the late 1910s, cities from coast to coast turned mud and gravel to asphalt and concrete, creating the first continuous routes for people to comfortably roll in private cars from homes… Continue reading Commuting via bike can be safe and easy
