Tag: Ride Your Bike
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Only in San Francisco: Artisan Pickles Delivered by Cargo Bike
OK, it isn't as exciting as Copenhagen's Spermcycle, but Brad Koester comes close with his picklecycle. He delivers his artisan pickled dills, green beans and onions with a Burley Travoy bike trailer, "or other
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Why You Should Get A No-Nose Seat: "When You Sit On A Regular Bike Saddle, You're Sitting On Your Penis."
John Tierney of the New York Times has never been my favourite science columnist, but he appears to know his bikes and commutes 16 miles a day. He uses a no-nose seat, calling it a "no-brainer." He asks:
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How Conservative Cyclists And Bicycling Environmentalists Talk Past Each Other
A few weeks ago I read How to Talk About Cycling to a Conservative, an article by Tom Bowden, a conservative corporate lawyer in Virginia who happens to be a bike commuter, and writes: " speaking as a right wing cyclist, here are some thoughts on how to
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Biking Through Amish Country for Climate Ride (Slideshow)
Pennsylvania's Amish Country: With roads
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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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TreeHugger Bikes Climate Ride: My Sexy Cayo 1.0 Road Bike From Focus Bikes (Photos)
I have now pedaled 174 miles over three days on the Cayo 1.0 Road Bike From Focus Bikes, and what can I say, this full-carbon bike is at the top of its class.
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17 Bikes on Climate Awareness Bike Trip Climate Ride, From Customized to Bamboo (Slideshow)
If you were to bike from New York to Washington, D.C. -- a total of 300 miles in five days -- what kind of bike would you choose?
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The Battle of The Bikelanes Is The Talk Of New York
The installation of bike lanes, and the bikelash against them, has been grist for the mill of bike and urban design blogs for a while now, but in the last few days it has gone truly
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Anonymous Gifts Say "Thank You For Cycling!"
Toronto is not particularly a cyclists' paradise these days, what with an anti-bike mayor and snow in the Fedex/UPS truck lanes (you can't even call them bike lanes sometimes).
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Make Your Own Studded Tires For Next Year's Icycle Race
Who says you can't ride your bike on ice? In Toronto, they race bikes on ice. It's called the Icycle race, and there spills and chills all round. Peter Kuitenbrouwer of the National Post
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Montreal's McGill University "Protects Pedestrians" By Banning Bikes
McGill University in Montreal went car-free last May, which is a wonderful thing; not so wonderfully, they also went bike-free shortly thereafter. James at the Urban Country, who is fascinated by the North American fear of
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Should Biking and Phoning Be Banned?
Sami wonders if cyclists should be allowed to use cell phones while riding, noting that "unpredictable behaviour on the road is a danger to all" Yet in those cities with a real bicycle culture, where people feel as safe on bikes as they do on their
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Bikes for Boomers? Panasonic's Electric Bike for "Elderlies"
If you take it for granted that bicycles are a safe and green part of the transportation system for all ages, then this makes perfect sense. Panasonic has just introduced an electric bike with 20" wheels and a "low floor design"
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The War On Bikes in Toronto Moves Onto The Sidewalks
The War on Bikes in Toronto goes on, even in the middle of winter. It seems there has been an epidemic of bike crashes with pedestrians in Toronto (one death in three years, a 15 year old crashed into a woman who hit her head.
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Building Bike Lanes Creates Twice As Many Jobs As Fixing Roads
Here are some interesting, and unsurprising, data from a study found via the Infrastructurist: building bike lanes creates twice as many jobs per dollar
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Rides A Bike: Fabulous Pictures of Famous People On Bikes
I am just loving this Tumblr, Rides a Bike. I agree with Apartment Therapy that the picture of Audrey Hepburn and her dog, Mr. Famous, tops them all.
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Floating Bike Path Is One Response To Rising Waters
What happens when rising waters cover your cycling infrastructure? The Water Architect, Bart van Bueren proposes floating bike lanes.The architect submitted it to a competition called "nipped in the bud - New Bike
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The War on The Bike and the Bus In Toronto: Activists Regroup, Respond
We no longer have a War on the Car in Toronto; the car won. Now we have a War on the Bike and the Bus, as Mayor Ford cancels the hated $60 vehicle tax imposed by his predecessor and raises transit fares. Symbolically, a
