Paths For Bicycles: Why San Jose Wheelmen Oppose Them
Published July 10, 2015 / by Richard Masoner / 1 Comment on Paths For Bicycles: Why San Jose Wheelmen Oppose ThemPublished August 11, 1898 in the San Jose Evening News.
Published August 11, 1898 in the San Jose Evening News.
She blinded me with science! This Victorian “woman beats man!” in which a young man engaging in anti-social behavior receives his comeuppance in scientific fashion is making the rounds again on social media.
Have you ever wondered why some bikes are easier to ride than others? I’ve discussed a few times on these pages the physics of bicycles, but this new video from Minute Physics is by far the best explanation I’ve seen that answers the frequently asked question, “How does a bicycle stay upright?”
I parked bikes at a street fair the other weekend in Capitola, CA where three people told me they were visiting from out of state, heard the riding was wonderful in Santa Cruz so they brought their road bikes. “Where should we ride?” they asked.
In 2009, Wolfgang Doerr was just riding along in New York City’s Central Park when he collided with a 45 pound dog. A couple of years later, Cheryl Dobinski crashed while avoiding a pair of German shepherds south of Buffalo, NY.
Update: Sac Bee reports 38-year-old driver Alamar Houston will be charged with two counts of attempted murder, three counts of assault with a deadly weapon, and felony driving under the influence of drugs. Two 17-year-old cyclists were seriously injured, one of them critically. 51-year-old Donald Dumaine (whose story is recounted below) suffered road rash when […]