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- Cycling And Age Discrimination
- It’s No Wonder More Kids Don’t Bike Or Walk To School
- The 2013 Christina Clarke Genco Mother’s Day Memorial Ride
- Another Use For Bicycles: Solving Serious Problems
- New Trends In Cyclist Harassment
- Triumph, Agony and Sorrow
- Separate But Equal Revisited
- Is Consuming Food And Beverages On A Bicycle Part Of Bicycle Infrastructure?
- Building Bicycle Infrastructure Must Be Either Temporary Feel Good Politics Or Permanent Change
- Can Cycling Cure The Obesity Problem?
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Tag Archives: Bike Culture
Is Consuming Food And Beverages On A Bicycle Part Of Bicycle Infrastructure?
Cyclists must be harder to understand than I first thought. Even though the idea of accommodating a growing number of cyclists has come to the forefront in many countries, how to do that still remains a mystery. City planners and … Continue reading
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Tagged Bicycle Drive-In, Bicycle Infrastructure, Bike Culture, Cycling Life, Velokafi
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Bicycle Invisibility Is A Function Of The Imagination
The mind of an artist is a wondrous thing. Ideas and images are formulated, formed and melded in a manner most of us would never imagine. Such was the case a few years ago when a performance artist decided to … Continue reading
Posted in Cycling
Tagged Bicycle As Art, Bicycle As Transportation, Bicycle Commuting, Bike Culture, Invisible Bike
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Cyclists Thinking The Unthinkable
People who visit this blog sometimes search for the strangest things. I would never have thought of these things myself. But it’s really interesting to get a glimpse into the minds of some of the people who don’t regularly frequent … Continue reading
Accidental Helmetless Riding: Perceived Versus Real Risks
I always knew it would happen one day. For the past decade, I have been wearing a bicycle helmet religiously — or at least I did until the other day. I’m not a fanatic and see no real value in making … Continue reading
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Tagged Bike Culture, Cycling Life, Cycling Safety, Cycling Without A Helmet
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Bike Riding Location Bias
The other day, I wrote a blog post about an inebriated woman who died after crashing her bike. I came across this story at an out-of-state local news site. The woman in question was portrayed as an irresponsible, helmetless cyclist … Continue reading
Either Cycling Has Changed Or The World Has Become Less Safe
Changes are rarely sudden. More often than not, things evolve over a prolonged period of time, sometimes so subtly that changes are only perceptible in hindsight. Even then, it’s not always easy to know what changed. This problem struck me … Continue reading
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Tagged Bike Culture, Cycling Life, Cycling Past And Present, Cycling Safety
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Drugs, Disease And The Demise Of Heroes
No cycling blog would be complete without some mention, and ideally an analysis, of the recent downfall of bicycling legend Lance Armstrong. According to the latest reports, he participated in a conspiracy, along with his teammates, trainers, and team doctors, … Continue reading
Cycling Social Networking Before The Internet
Before social networking, we had networking. By definition, networking is an interconnected system of people or things. Although it was originally a way for people to make friends and share interests, networking morphed into a buzzword in the business … Continue reading
The Socially Acceptable Aspects of Cycling
Many Americans, along with their international counterparts, don’t find using a bicycle as transportation socially acceptable. Some regard it as a childish pastime, which in certain ways, interferes with adult activities like driving. Cycling is also seen as irresponsible due … Continue reading
