What’s the Mission?
Sunday, August 14 was the Providence Bridge Pedal, and yes, I did ride! I did the six-bridge ride, which was 13 miles. This one is billed as the family ride, so there were lots of small children on bikes, as well as family rigs with Xtracycles, bakfietsen, tag-along bikes, tandems, trailers, etc. But there were [...]
Every few months…or maybe weeks…the issue of bicycle licensing comes up. Some people think bicyclists should have licenses, and that they should have to pay a fee to license their bikes just like auto drivers do. Here’s one line of reasoning that I read today, in an opinion post on the OregonLive website: Not all [...]
Portland is a city of bridges — 10 bridges across the Willamette River and two over the Columbia River. If you follow that link, you’ll see that I didn’t count two more — they’re railroad bridges, and I can’t cross them by car or bike! As far as I can recall, I haven’t crossed any [...]
My post on Seven Bicycling Tips for Beginners has been syndicated on BlogHer.com! If that’s where you came from, welcome! You may also enjoy visiting my Family Biking page. If you’re a regular here, I’d love to have you visit and/or comment on the post over on BlogHer.com. Thanks for coming by! ShareSusan Burton, Linda [...]
Better weather is finally here, and more people are getting out on their bikes! I know, there are plenty of articles out there with tips for beginners. But I’ve been pondering things that I wish I had known when I started bicycling again. Do the Maintenance Sure, you probably just pulled your bike out of the [...]
The other day, I had a dilemma. A good dilemma, but still a dilemma. I had planned to meet friends for happy hour after work, and knew I’d have to either ride my bike or take public transit. However, I forgot to get cash for bus fare, so instead of being able to take the [...]
I’m at the beach with 20+ ladies from work. As often happens, there was a conversation about the price of gas. “I stopped by the gas station on my way home, and I thought I was just topping it off, but it cost more than $20!” “Yeah, I know, it costs me more than $50 [...]
If you’ve read this blog before, you know that we’re not car-free. We could reasonably be called car-lite. Sometimes. Today wasn’t car-lite. We drove around to Little League softball events. But if you’d like to know how a real car-free family does things, Paul Cooley of Carfree Family is a good source. The Cooleys have [...]
