The cool folks at the Bike Shop Hub (online purveyors of bike trailers, bags, racks and other helpful accessories for the utility cyclist) have opened Bike Tech Shop. Bike Tech Shop carries bike GPS, the RideKick powered trailer, and bike lights from Planet Bike, Light & Motion, Cygolite, and Busch & Muller. Disclosure: This is read more
I’m sure somebody will find this interesting. The Dutch Institute for Road Safety Research (‘Stichting Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek Verkeersveiligheid’ or SWOV) say they’ve never studied the risk of cycling in the dark versus daylight until recently. They announced their results with the boldly groundbreaking headline: “Cycling in the dark more dangerous than in daylight.”
This humorous video on the importance of bike lights from the Bicycle Transportation Aliance may remind some long time fans of that time in January 2007 when I biked home from work without my pants.
