August 20, 2008Leave a Comment
Mark Stosberg of Richmond, Indiana uses his bicycles for transportation.
He’s pretty active in the blogosphere commenting on other people’s blogs. He’s gathered up his bicycling material and put them together into a new blog, Bikes For Transportation.
August 16, 20082 Comments on Cycling in Wichita, Kansas
I’ve only been to Wichita, Kansas once in my life. My dad’s family is in the area south of Tulsa, Oklahoma; Wichita is due north of Oklahoma City not far from the Oklahoma / Kansas border. I recall freeways, industrial sections of town, a riverfront, and aircraft industries on the edge of the city.
We drove through Wichita on our way to the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center in Hutchinson, KS. The largest collection of Russian space junk in America is there in the middle of Amish country.
John B in Wichita, Kansas, is a relative newbie to bicycle commuting. His blog Cycling in Wichita, has a growing local readership of people who are interested in raising their visibility and the consciousness of Wichitans in their decidedly not bike-friendly town.
“We are interested in exploring some of the implications of cycling as a lifestyle choice,” says John. “How does choosing to cycle change how one thinks about one’s community?”
Cycling in Wichita is less a blog about reviews of equipment and practical advice on cycling than it is about John’s reflections on how cycling can change a person’s state of mind, with a little advocacy thrown in.
Drop by and give those cyclists in the heartland a hello. Cycling in Wichita, Kansas.
July 31, 20088 Comments on Bike world news
Ron in Cincinnati, Ohio publishes Bike World News. Ron focuses mainly on UCI Pro Tour racing, but he also look at cycling culture, technology and new products. His latest post, for example, is on one of my favorite road bikes, the Specialized Roubaix SL2. He even writes of the Roubaix that it has that “perfect balance of stiffness and vertical compliance.” What else do you need to know about a bike?
June 20, 2008Leave a Comment
Kate Drabinski in New Orleans has a delightful blog: What I Saw Riding My Bike Around Today. She rides her bike around New Orleans, photographing the people, the scenery, and the activities of post-Katrina NOLA and posts them online.
June 18, 2008Leave a Comment
Matt Stewart and his dad David are going on a bike trip this summer through Eastern Europe in search of family roots. They plan to trace the travels of Jewish relatives who fled Europe for New York in the first part of the 20th century. Starting in Warsaw and ending in Odessa, it’ll be a physically and emotionally demanding trip traveling a part of the world his ancestors fled in fear decades ago. Not a bad ride either when you consider Matt’s dad is 57 years old.
See Stewart Bike Trip: Odessa or bust for the tale of their journey.
June 12, 20082 Comments on Bicycle blogs
I don’t remember if I’ve mentioned The CyclePig yet. He has good stuff. Go check him out.
Other Bicycle Blogs that I don’t think I’ve mentioned before.
Vik’s Big Dummy is all about pictures of people riding the Surly Big Dummy.
Charlotte in Boston blogs as Chic Cyclist and posts photos of women in short skirts riding their bikes around her town.
Sub 20 OLH. Because he wants to do Old La Honda Road on the San Francisco Peninsula in less than 20 minutes, which puts him in a different class than me; I’m the guy holding the flashing rear end device red lantern at the back of the train. The record for OLH is something like 15 minutes I think.
Hayduke Bikes blogs from Santa Cruz. He’s one of those bearded dudes who’s been riding bikes since before I was born.
Chris Cowan is another Bay Area cyclist.
Sabine Duke blogs to Bella Babble. She’s a cyclist in Santa Cruz and also a good photographer.
Empathy Test wants to ride his bicycle more.
Lego Andy is another Bay Area cyclist with things to write about cycling.
Random Dreams is my former riding partner in Colorado and a good friend.
I’ve mentioned CycleDog a plenty, but today you need to see his special announcement from a sponsor.