What’s the Mission?
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 [...]
I’ve chronicled my journey to becoming a full-time bicycle commuter here over the past few years. I’ve even gathered several of my posts into a Family Biking page, so that people who are looking for advice can find them. Today, I’ve got a post over on Utility Cycling about getting started with family bicycle commuting. [...]
Just a couple of inspirational and informational bicycle commuting items today. First, in a guest post on Hobo Mama, Rachel Jonat tells about her experiences in going car-less with kids in Vancouver, B.C. And on YouTube, Stanford University’s graduate journalism program has posted a five-minute video featuring Dr. Maren Pedersen of Palo Alto, and her [...]
We’ve had both sub-freezing weather and rainy weather in recent weeks, but I’m still biking along every day! Well, there was that one day that we had freezing rain, and I didn’t get out until about 10:00 a.m. when it thawed out, but that was OK. The only problem was that it was garbage day, [...]
It’s winter break, and I work in education, so I’m not bike commuting right now. We’ve had rain, rain, rain for days or maybe weeks or months now, and I don’t bike for pleasure in the rain. Nor do I bike to the grocery store or anywhere else in the rain if I don’t have [...]
We’ve already had a lot of cold and rain (with a little snow possible soon), so it’s a little late for me to be thinking about these things, but… Here’s a detailed post on How To Waterproof Your Xtracycle. I’m especially thinking about this because my SnapDeck is, in fact, showing signs of water-wear. Xtracycle [...]
