Michael is a 10 year bike commuting veteran in Ashland, Oregon, where he’s current a grad student in an online program for Environmental Management and is interested in the concept of environmental behavior change. Michael and his friends believe more people should try biking to work, and he’s researched the best ways to use the […]

Bicycles in the news from Los Angeles, Bangalore, East Sussex, Rawalpindi, Edinburgh, Cardiff, London and Gary, Indiana. Click through for the stories. British Conservative Party MP Boris Johnson, who is known for his outlandish persona and love of cycling for transportation, is running for Mayor of London and pushes cycling in his platform. He has […]

In 1946, author C.S. Lewis published his short essay “Talking about bicycles,” in which he describes the simple happiness of riding a bicycle, even for utilitarian trips. C.S. Lewis never bought a car and never learned to drive “very well.” Click through to read Lewis’s essay. “Talking about bicycles,” said my friend, “I have been […]

Masiguy does an excellent job explaining what’s going on in the bike industry with price increases. The falling dollar, dramatically higher costs from labor, raw materials, energy and so forth is resulting in significantly higher costs for bike companies while the US and global economy is slowing. Small player Masi is concerned about consolidation, as […]

I posted about this months ago, but it’s worth another mention. Bicycle Neglect is a series of articles by Alan Durning about why most Seattle area cities don’t treat bicycles as transportation, which communities are doing the best job, and what’s at stake. Elsewhere: Bicycle Design on the NYC better bike racks contest. Like father […]