"When the road builders start riding their bikes to work instead of driving, it's clear something different is happening."--The Age
Entries tagged "utility cycling"
Bike Shorts
Bike Shorts 7 March 2009
"You learned a long time ago that it doesn't matter how light or fast, just get on that bike." --ORbike
Rant
Take the road or the bike path?
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?
Bike Shorts
Bike Shorts 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.
Heh!
Bike parking: An improvement
A local shopping centre takes steps to keep its bike parking secure and available for bikes.