The 2009 National Bike Summit in Washington DC kicked off with a record 550 attendees last night. Some highlights: Quantify! You cannot judge the effectiveness of your advocacy efforts if you don’t count the cyclists in your town. The League of American Bicyclists won’t give you anything beyond a “Bronze” rating as a Bicycle Friendly read more
Bradley the True Geek posted a spring time bike haiku. Bradley masterfully shows us the change of seasons from winter to spring in his baiku when he describes the gray roller dust coating his bike tires. Besides the well known 5 / 7 / 5 syllable pattern, haiku is defined by the use of words read more
I’m currently reading Custom Bicycles: A Passionate Pursuit. It’s a coffee table book of bike pr0n. Watch for the review soon — I may give my copy away to a lucky winner if I can convince my wife to part with it and if I don’t get too much drool in it. Available in June read more
Donate your old bike gloves to charity – Glove Drive March 31. The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition will collect your used bicycle gloves at the SFBC Service Station at Cesar Chavez and Valencia St. for donation to the Department of Public Health for use in clinics and senior centers for wheelchair and walker users. It’s read more
Grrr, I’m trying to write a note to Mark Simon but I’m so angry I can’t see straight right now… Northbound Caltrain 233, almost full Gallery bike car. As we approach California Ave the conductor sees 5 bikes in two of the racks. The official limit is 4 bikes because the central aisle must remain read more
I think I’ll try to start a “Tuesday Transit Quiz” series here. They’re designed in part to test your knowledge of transit systems — both specifics and in general — and provide some tips that can be helpful to you. This initial transit quiz should be fairly easy for any regular user of Caltrain. Here’s read more
