May 6, 20163 Comments on Sunnyvale Vice Mayor bikes to work
Happy Bike Month and Happy Friday. Sunnyvale Vice Mayor Gustav Larsson, shown below in the yellow jacket and green Marin hardtail mountain bike, joined this morning’s inaugural “BikePool” ride from Sunnyvale to his day job as a software engineer in North San Jose. Gustav holds Seat 1 in Sunnyvale’s at-large city council, and is also the city council liaison for the Sunnyvale Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission.
May 5, 2016Leave a Comment
A new bikepool (think “carpool” but with bikes) begins tomorrow morning, Friday, May 6, 2016 from Sunnyvale, CA to the North 1st area of San Jose.
This casually paced, 8 mile ride begins 7:40 A.M. at Plaza Del Sol in front of the Sunnvyale Caltrain Station, where you have a choice of several coffee shops to obtain your pre-ride caffeine.
The ride takes place almost entirely on bike-laned roads and bike paths.
For more information, see the Facebook event page.
May 4, 2016Leave a Comment
April 29, 20161 Comment on National Bike Challenge begins Sunday
TL;DR Summary: Click through to the National Bike Challenge, login or register, and link your account to Strava, MapMyRide, or Endomondo so your stats are automatically updated. If you don’t use these tracking apps, you can log your miles manually. It’s easy, and it’s kind of fun. Keep reading for more details.
April 29, 201610 Comments on Bike school: Should people on bikes be required to use bike paths?
Happy Friday, all. I occasionally participate in the weekly BikeSchool Twitter conversation that takes place every Thursday night beginning at 6 P.M. California time. A “professor” asks a series of questions to generate discussion on bike-related topics.
Last night’s guest professor, Matthew Dyrdahl, is the Bicycle & Pedestrian Coordinator for the city of Minneapolis, MN. Among his many good conservation starters, he asked if people “should” use a path next to a road if it’s available.
****Q10 If there is a shared-use path (aka: a trail) adjacent to the roadway, should people on bikes use it? #bikeschool
— matthew dyrdahl (@matthewdyrdahl) April 29, 2016
April 27, 2016Leave a Comment
After posting about the Kyrptonite keyless wheel security devices yesterday, I learned similar products have been on the market for years.
Zefal’s “Lock’N Roll” locking skewers and seatpost clamp have apparently been on the market for about a decade. Unlike the Kryptonite WheelBoltz and WheelNutz, these are quick-release levers, so no tools are required.
