I’m currently coordinating Walk and Bike to School Challenge Month at my school. Our bike rack is small, but mighty. We also have a lot of walkers! Meanwhile, in interesting loads for the Xtracycle, I biked a fully loaded crockpot to work for a potluck. And on Friday I biked both of my younger girls [...]
Posted on June 06th, 2011 in Cycling
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 [...]
Posted on March 09th, 2011 in Cycling
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. [...]
Posted on November 13th, 2010 in Cycling, Sustainability
Portland has recently had several incidents in which an elderly driver mistakenly stomped on the gas instead of the brake and hit a person, car and/or building. In one incident, a baby died. So there’s been some discussion about whether people should have annual driving tests after a certain age. A local news station interviewed [...]
Almost every day, students come up to me at work and say “I saw you riding your bike!” That’s one of my favorite things to hear, and not because it’s some kind of ego-gratification. It’s because I hope I’m planting seeds, like my parents and many other people did for me. For instance, my mother [...]
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OK, I have FIVE people committed to one car-free day each. So I will be doing at LEAST five days car free this coming week. But feel free to sign up if you haven’t already; I’ll add you in! Thank you to John Metta, Jessica Weissman, Kathy Baxter, Juan Roman Magdaraog and Melody Murray! Please [...]
Posted on July 16th, 2010 in Cycling, Sustainability
Today I took my bike out for the first ride of any significant length since school got out. Shame on me! I’ve had all kinds of excuses for not riding my bike, but most don’t hold up if you look at them very long. Today, though, I used the bike to pick up a flat [...]
