Education

Cycling and wrist discomfort

Friday, June 13th, 2008

Matthew mentioned in a comment that his fingers go numb while cycling. There are a couple of things that can cause wrist, hand and finger discomfort while cycling.

Wrist pronation. Stand up with your arms hanging down the sides of your body. Your hands are probably more or less flat against your thighs. Now bend [...]

Grade your bike locking skills

Monday, April 28th, 2008

New York bike mechanic Hal Ruzal goes out with Bike Church founder Kerri Martin to evaluate how New Yorkers lock their bikes in this video at Streetfilms. Bikes with secure front and rear wheels and saddles using quality locks get an A, while those secured with “Craptownite locks” from the hardware store get a [...]

Video: Bicycle Anatomy 101

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

This is an amazing little video put together by Carlton Reid of Quickrelease.tv. It walks you through all of the parts of your bicycle and let’s you know what they are really called (as opposed to “that lever thingy”).
Let us know what you learned…
Bicycle Anatomy for Beginners from Quickrelease.tv on Vimeo.

Top 5 Reasons to Claim the Lane (and why it’s safer)

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008

There is a lot of debate as to where a bicycle commuter should position themselves in relation to the road. New bike commuters, especially, are often intimidated by riding in the road and often choose something that isn’t necessarily the safest place. Here are the top two:

Sidewalk - While the odds of you [...]

Cyclist tip: Change your patch kit glue

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008

If you carry a patch kit around and don’t use glueless patches, now’s a good time to check the glue in your patch kit. The glue can evaporate even from unopened tubes of glue. The end of the metal glue tubes are usually crimped, and there’s sometimes enough of a gap to allow the glue [...]

Bike Boxes in the Bike Lane

Tuesday, February 5th, 2008

Do bike boxes help? Have you ever used one? Do you even know what a bike box is? Here is a picture to help understand:

Pic is from the Seattle Times, who published this article on the subject. I also came across this video with a bit more of an [...]