Tag: Biking - Page 15
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Bike Queen Pleads For Peds' Rights
About a dozen pedestrians get killed in the U.S. each day. The majority of these are males, and a majority of the
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Musician Ben Sollee on the Ravages of Coal and the Wonders of the Bicycle (Podcast)
Among music festivals, Bonnaroo is the juggernaut, and this year is was bigger than ever with 80,000 people descending on Manchester, Tennessee. One of the innumerable artists to preside over the festival's many stages (which included sitting in with My
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2011 or 1899? Sexy Cyclist Deemed Traffic Distraction
While it would be great to get the police officer's side of the story, the Internet is nevertheless circulating a "news" item that a visiting female Dutch cyclist was stopped by a New York City policeman
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Biking Through Amish Country for Climate Ride (Slideshow)
Pennsylvania's Amish Country: With roads
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Biking Through Amish Country for Climate Ride
There is a certain irony in the fact that some of the best biking in the U.S. is in an area where people have rejected the modern world -- including bikes (for those of the Old Order).
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Are Cyclists Selfish and Rude? No, And We Have Video to Prove It
It is the talk of Toronto right now, how cyclists break the law by blowing through stop signs, riding the wrong way on one way streets, and give the finger to anyone who complains. The Star gives a couple of column inches to a woman who says:
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A (Stereo)Typology of Cyclists
There are all kinds of cyclists out there on our roads (and too often on our sidewalks); we have noticed the lycra-clad racers sharing the bikelane with the Copenhagenized cuties and the hipsters on fixies. Ed Wilkinson-Latham
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10 High-Tech Bike Accessories to Improve Your Commute (Slideshow)
Bike accessories just keep getting better and better.
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10 High-Tech Bike Accessories to Improve Your Commute
Bike accessories just keep getting better and better. From a better (less expensive!) pannier box made from 80 percent recycled corrugated plastic to the latest in dynamo chargers, inflatable helmets, ultra-protection rain gear, and more, we've gathered
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Two Chances - Kickstart The Women's Bike Revolution
You've heard it before, right? Safety and convenience are among the top reasons women don't take a larger piece of the bicycling pie. Thus far, nobody's found a foolproof way to ensure that cycling is safe, (though we'll say it's
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Brits Say Getting Girls On Bikes A Breeze
While in the U.S. the bike revolution is happening, women of all ages and children under 18 aren't equal participants. In fact in the U.S. (aside from pockets like Portland,
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The Ultimate in D-I-Y: Urban Repair Squad At Work
Toronto was blessed with a beautiful waterfront and a network of gorgeous green ravines with rivers feeding into the wetlands near the harbour, so of course they filled the wetlands with toxic waste, blocked off the waterfront
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The Forgotten Future of Pedal Power: How Bikes Can Do Just About Anything
Kris De Decker of Low-tech Magazine looks at the history of pedal powered machinery, writing that " pedals and cranks could make an important contribution to running a post-carbon society that maintains many of the comforts of a modern life."
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How Much Does It Cost To Commute By Bike?
A few weeks ago we wrote that Americans are working over two hours a day to pay for their cars, paying more to feed their cars than their families. While some questioned the math in comments, there was no question that it is a
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9 Hilarious, Crazy, Weird 'While Biking' Stories, Winner Wins a Cannondale (Slideshow)
Sometimes taking the slower route means you truly experience your surroundings—and that leads to some pretty good stories.
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9 Hilarious, Crazy, Weird 'While Biking' Stories, Winner Wins a Cannondale
Sometimes taking the slower route means you truly experience your surroundings—and that leads to some pretty good stories. That's why TreeHugger, the Blue Ribbon restaurant chain, and Naked Nuggets asked to hear your hilarious, crazy, weird, or in
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Should Cyclists Have to Stop at Stop Signs, Part III
Stop signs are terrific media for environmental campaigns; they are also effective for calming traffic, which is why where I live, in Toronto, they all turned to all-way stops from two way stops. I wrote in It's Time To Rip Out
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9 Cool Concept Helmets that are the Future of Biking (Slideshow)
The market's current bike helmets are technologically advanced when it comes to safety -- but that doesn't mean they couldn't be improved upon.
