Cycling author Robert Hurst has a new book that should be available sometime in the next month or two. In The Cyclist’s Manifesto: The Case for Riding on Two Wheels Instead of Four, Hurst looks at the role that human powered transportation can play in this junction of history as energy resource scarcity comes into […]
Eric McCormack, star of Trust Me and Will & Grace , takes his son Finnigan Holden McCormack cycling last week on a trailer bike near their home in Toluca Lake. Soleil Moon Frye (of Punky Brewster fame) spends a day at a park in Beverly Hills with husband Jason Goldberg and daughters Poet Sienna Rose […]
It’s very rare for us Wisconsinites to have a day like today in mid-March. It was already 45 degrees when I got this shot on my morning commute at about 7am. With an expected high of near the record of 73 it was very tempting to call in sick and to keep riding.
Almond Elementary School in Los Altos, California became the first school in California using the innovative and successful Freiker “Frequent Biker” program that uses incentives and electronic tracking to encourage school children to ride their bikes. The program began with a parade Tuesday afternoon in which children were outfitted with the Freiker tags, which are […]
The 20 teams making up the 2009 Tour de France were officially announced today. The 96th Tour de France begins July 4 in Monaco. Team Astana, which was banned from the 2008 Tour, received in invitation for 2009. USA teams on the list are Garmin-Chipotle and Columbia High Road, both of which participated last year. […]
Here’s a common scenario for both veteran transit users and newbies. You hop on an unfamiliar bus taking an unfamiliar route. You know the specific cross street and nearby major intersections, but you don’t know where exactly the nearest bus stop is at. No bus schedule is available on the bus, the transit agency website […]