Monthly Archives: May 2009

Bike To Work Commuter Convoy

My Bike to Work Day plans. Feel free to join in if you’d like! I’ll be running video and have my still camera on me for photos. I’ll be running at about a 18 to 20 mph pace, though the morning run will have long(ish) breaks as I take photos at the Energizer stations and read more »

Roads lose billions annually

Transit haters talk of how much public transportation loses and the public subsidy they receive, but they almost universally ignore the money lost on roads and highways and the public subsidy they receive. From the Texas Department of Transportation… [An analysis of road building and maintenance costs] revealed that no road pays for itself in read more »

Five Tips for your Bike to Work Day

Bike to Work Day is tomorrow in the San Francisco Bay Area and elsewhere around the United States. If you haven’t been on your bike since the day you bought it at the local Sports Mart, these five tips will make your bike trip to work more enjoyable and hassle free. 1. ABC Quick Check! read more »

Dahon folding bicycle recall

Dahon announced a recall of 2008 model year Dahon and REI Novara folding bicycles after the US CPSC received 25 reports of cracks in the handlepost hinge on these bicycles. About 11,500 model year folding bicycles are affected by the recall. Dahon models affected are Ciao P8, Curve D3, Curve SL, Glide P8, Jetstream P8, read more »

Private enterprise bike lane sweeping

By the kind folks from Xtracycle.

Esquire Magazine: "The End of Car Culture"

Bike Rumor: Almost overshadowed by the cover story & photo spread of Megan Fox was an article “The End of Car Culture.” There was no “?” after it the title. It was, in fact, a statement. And it was backed up with actual numbers and charts. More at Bike Rumor. I was unable to locate read more »