Streetfilms visited Chicago to show us tips on winter cycling.
Monthly Archives: January 2011
Happy Australia Day
January 25, 2011 – 4:01 pm
G’day. Australia Day on January 26 is Australia’s national holiday that commemorates the day in 1788 when sailors planted the British flag in Sydney Cove to establish a penal colony. Wednesday might seem like tomorrow, but Australia is on the other side of the International Date Line, where it’s perpetually already tomorrow, so Australia Day read more
No lights no pants
January 25, 2011 – 12:30 pm
This humorous video on the importance of bike lights from the Bicycle Transportation Aliance may remind some long time fans of that time in January 2007 when I biked home from work without my pants.
Fear of traffic?
January 25, 2011 – 10:00 am
I’m a somewhat risk-averse individual. I was always the ninny who told my friends “We shouldn’t do that; we might get in trouble” when they wanted to do something foolishly insane, like climb a chainlink fence or throw a rock into the pond. And yet, I’ve never been afraid of riding my bike with heavy read more
Rob in Ventura
January 24, 2011 – 6:00 pm
This is Rob in Ventura California. I think this is the first surfboard-toting panda portrait I’ve seen. He’s got a lovely blog at Ocean Air Cycles where he writes about the everyday adventure of living car-light with his wife and a little baby. “To be an adventurer does not always mean that every moment needs read more
Blind trials rider
January 24, 2011 – 3:32 pm
A year ago, Urban Velo magazine profile blind bicycle rider Matt Gilman. This guy can barely see but does urban trials riding, bouncing his bike up and over rails and other obstacles.
