Oct 24, 2012 | Activism, Commute, Environment, Lifestyle |
Do you ever bike to work? Do you drive part way and then pedal? (What we call Park and Pedal.) Do you ride part way and then take the train? How is your folding bike commute? Unfold and ride to work, then fold up and keep it under the desk during the workday...
Oct 18, 2012 | Commute, Lifestyle, Travel |
The Familiar Story Say you’re on a road trip, your stomach starts to grumble. You keep driving for a bit. Maybe the car needs gas, maybe your friends or, let’s say the kids in the back start saying they’re hungry too. The road sign, or the GPS, or...
Oct 16, 2012 | Activism, Commute |
Not many, if any of us – are lucky enough to receive a written apology from the thief if someone steals our bike. This along with getting the bike back happened for one very fortunate man in Oregon. For most of us, if our bike is stolen it is sadly a one way...
Oct 12, 2012 | Activism, Commute, Lifestyle |
Coming home last week I saw a neighbor with a bandaged wrist and a neck brace. When asked what had occurred he said that he had been struck by a car while he was biking home on his new bike that night. The helmet saved his life he said. (And he was proud to say his...
Oct 10, 2012 | Activism, Adventure, Commute, Lifestyle |
A Boston Globe reviewer, Ty Burr – recently weighed in on what it is to be an urban cyclist, and why he has been bike commuting for the past 10 years. He recounts daily cycling commutes from the suburbs where he lives into the heart of Boston. From...
Oct 5, 2012 | Activism, Commute, Environment |
Changes in the Mediterranean In a followup to a report by the BBC earlier this week on bicycle sales in Italy surpassing auto sales, Martha White of TIME tuned in with some further reaching reports from other parts of the world. TIME reports that in parts of Europe...
