Dawn in Seattle dug up this gem from 1980: a technical report for the US Department of Transportation covering Bicycle Transportation for Energy Conservation [135 page PDF] Some highlights: The abstract says: “The study determined that 470,000 people commuted by bicycle in 1975….” That was 0.6% of the working population in 1975. In 2011, the read more
Chattanooga Tennessee calls their new bike share program “Chattanooga Bicycle Transit.”
I really like electric cars. But we need to quit pretending they’re in any way sustainable or all that great for urban mobility.
We can always count on Calfee presenting interesting show bikes at the North American Handmade Bicycle Show, and this year is no exception. This year, they have a carbon fiber tallbike with bamboo lugs and a big carbon fiber kickstand that Jonathon of Bike Portland describes as “the most expensive kickstand in the world.”
I can’t think of any way to tie the Green Pay Packers, Christina Aguillera, AOL, Huffington Post, Engadget, and bikes together into a blog post, so I’m not even going to try.
My daughter grew out of her old 20″ wheel bike a while ago. It’s a real stretch for her to ride any bike with 26″ tires (including my son’s old 13″ Gary Fisher frame), so I need something with 24″ wheels. She definitely wants a step through frame, which eliminates Specialized’s and Raleigh’s entire line read more
