People still buy wall calendars as gifts. This 2016 Bike Art Calendar from Amber Lotus Publishing was the second best selling bike calendar on Amazon in November. Buy from Amazon.com here. What was the top selling cycling calendar? This 2016 Bicycle Bliss Calendar, also from Amber Lotus.
The United States Congress forwarded the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, or the FAST Act, to the White House last night, with President Obama expected to sign the bill into law just as the current highway authorization bill expires today. The FAST Act authorizes five years of funding for American highway and other transportation projects […]
You might remember Slava Menn’s story: He began designing and selling theft-proof bicycle components after a friend’s bike was stolen. He and his company, Fortified Bicycle Company, have now upped that game with a bike designed from the ground up to be resistant to theft: the Invincible.
Last year I kind of introduced a totem pole of danger. It’s the crazy idea that those operating the more dangerous devices should take more care. I’ve redrawn this as a hazard hierarchy. The wider the triangle, the more careful you should be. Apologies for my lack of graphic design skills, but I hope it […]
Happy Hump Day, all. I have a pro-tip for those of you who load bikes onto front-loading bike racks on public transportation before I begin this edition of bike photos in the news. Those bus bike racks have a spring loaded arm that’s used to secure the bike in place. Sometimes, the lock pin used […]
The Santa Cruz County Community Traffic Safety Coalition (CTSC) are working on their next two year work plan, identifying projects to meet the group’s goal of reducing traffic-related injuries, and primarily focusing on improving pedestrian and bicycle safety for those traveling in Santa Cruz County. The next work plan will be effective beginning with FY2016 […]