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Posts on ‘August 4th, 2008’

Bicycle News Roundup, 8/4/08

Some stories of interest to commuters and urban cyclists: Moline residents ride bikes to burn calories, not gas (Quad-City Times, Iowa) Cycle Therapy: Trainer offers tips for those intrigued by the bike (Daytona Beach News-Journal) Kennedy: Bicycle riding in Texas is more dangerous than it has to be (Fort-Worth Star-Telegram) Shop for Houses by Bike [...]

Is your bike up a tree?

I’m currently working on a post to go over best practices in locking your bike. I happen to come across bikesnobnyc’s post about preparing yourself for the inevitable moment when you realize your bike has been stolen. I especially like the four tips at the end. Also linked in this post was YouTube video about [...]

Change is coming

I just took this picture of the bike rack at my office when I arrived at 10 am. When I began commuting by bicycle two years ago, many days I had the rack to myself. Now the demand is so high, our landlord doubled the number of racks and it’s still full every day. I [...]