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Category Archives: Environment
Great Britain and Great Transportation
Just last week, we told you about the 2 Mile Challenge. CLIF Bar is trying to encourage people to ride more, especially for shorter trips, by providing a way for participants to track their mileage, and then converting the mileage to the amount of pollutants that were not released in to the environment because of [...]
Also posted in Commute, General Tagged 2 Mile Challenge, Environment, folding bike, gas prices, Great Britain, park and pedal, The Economist 2 Comments
Ride More, Drive Less: The 2 Mile Challenge
Last week, we looked at a report from The Wall Street Journal that suggested a link between exposure to fuel emissions and neurological disorders. While driving is sometimes necessary, we know it’s not great for our health: as part of a sedentary lifestyle, it can contribute to type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and now, even [...]
Also posted in Activism, Commute, General, Lifestyle Tagged 2 Mile Challenge, Commute, commuter, Environment, foldable bikes, folding bicycle, folding bike, full-size folding bike, Montague folding bike 3 Comments
Bike Lock vs. Tree
In many cities, there are local ordinances that prohibit using trees as bike racks. Several years ago, I was running some errands, and as there weren’t any official bike racks on the block, I locked to a small tree, and ran into a store for maybe 10 minutes. By the time I returned, I found [...]
Ease Traffic Congestion, Ease Your Mind: Ride a Bike
I recently read an article in The Wall Street Journal titled “The Hidden Toll of Traffic Jams”, which examined the effects of prolonged exposure to vehicle emissions on the brain. While it’s too early to draw any direct connections between car exhaust neurological disorders, scientists’ findings revealed preliminary links to an array of neurological conditions, [...]
Also posted in General, Lifestyle Tagged bike commute, Commute, folding bike, health, traffic, vehicle emissions 3 Comments
Can Better Infrastructure put us on the Path to a New Cycle?
As we’ve been discussing recently, it’s not easy to be a cyclist on the streets of an American city – cars and bikes are too often competing for the same space, bikes are travelling on roads that have not been designed with them in mind (e.g. bike lanes that place riders squarely in the dreaded [...]
Also posted in Commute, General, Lifestyle, Recreation Tagged bicycle, bike commute, bike lanes, bike transport, cargo bikes, Commute, cycles, infrastructure, transportation, Velonews 1 Comment
MTB Trail Maintenance Basics
Mountain biking is a great way to enjoy the outdoors. If you’ve got the bike and the skillz, nothing beats a sunny afternoon on the X70 hammering down single track, or working your way through a rock garden. Even if you’re just out cruising on the X50 on something a little more tame – say [...]
Also posted in General, Maintenance, Recreation Tagged Environment, folding mountain bike, IMBA, mountain bike, MTB, trail maintenance Leave a comment
A College Degree in Cycling
Whether you’ve been to college or not, when you think about courses of study, you probably think about subjects such as history, engineering, biology, or communications. But now, thanks to an initiative at Lees-McRae College in Banner Elk, NC, students have the option of doing a minor in cycling studies. It’s hardly surprising that Lees-McRae [...]
Also posted in Bike Racing, General, Lifestyle Tagged bicycle education, cycling industry, cycling studies, folding bike 3 Comments
Is a Bicycle Faster than an Airplane?
Sure it’s convenient to be able to take your Montague folding bike on a plane, but what if you could get there faster by riding alone? The Amazing Race Is riding a bike faster than flying? This past weekend, with I-405 closed for construction for 10 miles between Ventura and Santa Monica, a group of [...]
Also posted in Activism, Adventure, Bike Racing, Commute, General, Lifestyle Tagged airplane, beach, bike racing, Carmageddon, commuting, folding bicycle, traffic Leave a comment
The Folding Bike and Independence
In anticipation of Canada Day (July 1), American Independence Day (July 4), and Bastille Day (July 14), it seems appropriate to take some time to reflect on the connection between bicycles and independence. One great thing about the bicycle is that it is essentially egalitarian; people of different ages, from different classes, genders, and cultures [...]
Also posted in Activism, General, Lifestyle, Recreation Tagged bicycle history, folding bike, freedom, independence, philosophy 2 Comments
Bicycle Commuting as an Urban Safari