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National Bike Summit Roundup

Last week was the National Bike Summit in Washington D.C. .  Due to being in rainy Florida, I couldn’t attend.  I’ve tried to list the best round up from across the web that I could find for all of you that may not have been keeping up with minute by minute happenings.
Round up across the [...]

Q&A : Bike Lights

A reader wrote in asking questions about lights, read his question and then my personal answer.  From there, I turn the table to you all, what do you think he could do to avoid cars pulling out?
Q:
I wanted to get your input on lights/ being seen. Most of my morning commute is in the dark [...]

Update from League of American Bicyclist

If you aren’t signed up for the League of American Bicyclist email list, you should sign up now.   Incase you don’t, here are some things that peaked my interest from the latest newsletter
The State of the Union speech has been given, the budget has been introduced, and now Congress and our state legislatures are [...]

Severe Winter Weather Advisory

Our guest writer today is Doug Rozelman.  He is a co-worker of mine and an avid cyclist.  Slo
wly he is trying to learn to use his bike for daily task, and to live the cycling lifestyle.  Read his first post Why I Go By Bike for good background on his commuting.

As irony would have it, [...]

Repair Tips : Long Term Maintenance

RJ, from the blog An Adventure Called Bicycling, rides bikes in every fashion: touring, commuting, road racing, mountain biking, folding, hauling and more. Currently, she is working at Gregg’s Cycles, consistently rated the top bike shop in Washington state.
You might know how to clean and lube your chain, but do you know when to [...]

Portland’s New 20 Year Bike Plan

There is a new bike plan for Portland, this plan has many layers, with a completion date of 2030, seems to have many hopes for gaining momentum.
“Yesterday the Bureau of Transportation released the final version of the Portland Bicycle Plan for 2030. This version reflects many changes — some large, some small — to [...]