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Thoughts on winter bike commuting

( Melbourne and Rant and Gadgets & Gear and Heh! and Commute )

I’m a year-round cycling commuter–it’s never really occurred to me not to ride in winter, and it’s easier and much more fun that you might think.

Fun above the fold

Bikes are fun. Somehow, folding bikes are even funner.

The sadness of car parking

( Melbourne and Heh! and Commute )

It’s interesting and sad to observe what people will do to secure a parking spot.

Then one day…

( Heh! and Grrr! and Commute )

Do you ever experience this? You go for weeks on end without any serious trouble on the road, and then in the space of one ride it seems that every second motorist you meet is trying to kill you.

Speedlinking 29 April 2009

( Melbourne and Kids and Gadgets & Gear and News and Commute )

“Seventy five percent of all journeys in Britain are under five miles in length; half are under two miles; and thirty two per cent under a mile… Of all journeys undertaken by car, sixty one per cent are under five miles in length; and a similar proportion of all short journeys currently take place in cars.” –Bikes Not Fumes, p. 11, CTC 1991

Speedlinking 8 April 2009

( Gadgets & Gear and Heh! and News and Commute )

“The experience was pretty revealing – it opened my eyes to the challenges that cyclists face, which are clearly significant…I wouldn’t single out any particular group of motorists, but I saw behaviour ranging from the very courteous to that which was frightening.” –Ian Craig, Managing Director of Lothian Buses.

Speedlinking 31 March 2009

( Melbourne and Gadgets & Gear and News and Grrr! and Commute )

“When the road builders start riding their bikes to work instead of driving, it’s clear something different is happening.”–The Age

Sharing the shared paths

( Melbourne and Rant and News and Grrr! and Commute )

Shared paths sometimes bring walkers and cyclists into conflict. But the answer to the problem is not installation of speed humps.

Take the road or the bike path?

( Melbourne and Rant and Commute )

With just under an hour to spare recently, I conducted an interesting little experiment: How much extra distance does riding on a shared path add compared to the adjacent on-road route?

Speedlinking 20 February 2009

“The most frequent excuse I hear from car drivers as to why they couldn’t possibly use their bikes instead is: ‘How do you get home a week’s groceries on a bicycle?’ Car drivers say this as if the impossibility of such a task is self evident. I don’t argue, but I do chuckle, because many of us do it all the time.”–Anne Felker, the Practical Pedal.

Speedlinking 8 January 2009

“Take a minute and think about the great rides you had this year, and the laughs and tribulations shared with your riding buddies. That’s what it’s all about, my friends.” –The Daily Randonneur

BUG-ging for bike parking

( Heh! and Commute )

Our workplace BUG is a pretty laidback arrangement but we still managed to win ourselves a small victory this year.

Speedlinking 16 December 2008

“Every now and then, someone takes a potshot at bicyclists and bicycling. Sometimes it’s a politician; other times a shock jock. Whoever it is, and whatever their motivation, we don’t like it!” –The League of American Cyclists

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