Just came back from a really nice 32 mile Sunday ride here in South Korea. It's the Week of Cheoseok here which is a time when Koreans pay respects to their...
... I 100% agree with you there, and as a result I am against both legislation and the strong inducements that are given to compell one to wear a helmet - such...
... Hm... my cruising speed is 25-35 km/h... looks like my helmet wouldn't do me all that much good... John A. Ardelli http://pedalingprince.blogspot.com...
I wear one too and will continue to do so. I'd just prefer they present facts, not fallacies or pointless babble. ... From: bicyclecommuting@yahoogroups.com ...
Dear John, It wouldn't suffice if you crashed head-on into something, but if you just toppled over, it would protect as you bounced/scraped along the pavement....
Kurt Polakoff (solarcyclist@...) found this page interesting and is passing the link along to you. Here's a well produced news story about bike riding in...
Don't I wish I had a picture! :) Unfortunately, I'm not exactly camera savvy. However, I should have mentioned that the bike was obviously loved -- despite...
Well group, I got my old 1977 Schwinn Speedster pretty much where i want it as a "commuter bike". I picked up a removable fork/handle bar basket, i keep...
I witnessed a crash at the Lehigh County Velodrome about 15 years ago. The reigning US and Canadian sprint champions were contesting a sprint. These were big,...
I'm new to the forum and to bike commuting. I rode alot in the 90's while a grad student in Chicago and then for a few years in Seattle, which has tremendous...
How Africa figures in illegally parked bicycles 09/25/2006 The other day I parked my bicycle near a subway station in Tokyo. I was away for only a short while,...
Cuthbert: I look forward to the day where we have a problem in an American city -- any American city -- with illegally parked bicycles! I just visited Tokyo...
I am thinking about how good it would be to turn that around for cars - any cars parked illegally get confiscated and sent to the developing world! ... ...
Morning Group! Well Sgt. Henry is now Capt. Henry. I have been given command of my post at a local boat factory. Our post captain quit Friday, and my security...
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003290225_webbikesscr apped05.html HOQUIAM, Grays Harbor County — About 300 bikes that were supposed to be...
Thanks for sending this, She sounds like someone we would have all like to have known and we have lost a fellow cyclist who shared our passion. Michael ...
some of you may remember my last post around a year or so ago about riding in 3.52 miles. here is my new question: how long does it take the average person to...
I have MS and live in a hilly region so 10 miles takes me about an hour. I reckon an average person on the flat could do it in 30 mins but allow 45 mins for...
It takes me 50 minutes to an hour to ride just barely under 11 miles to work. This is with a couple of big hills hills. No hills, I've done 12 miles in 45...
Carry your bike to work, and ride it home. That's what I did the first time I rode. Left my car there overnight. Of course, where I work its safe to do that,...
takes me 30-40 minutes to ride 5-6 miles to work. but that's with traffic lights. Randy ... From: Tara Shaw To: bicyclecommuting@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
That happans to be just about the length of my commute and I live in South Florida so there are no hills (there is some altitude change that you notice on a ...
I have a Catseye computer on my bike. My daily commute is 8.94 miles each way. It takes me 31 minutes to get to work and 35 minutes to get home because of...
I average 15-17mph in Maine, no traffic lights, rolling hills. At 10 or 11 miles, no hills and going at a leisurely pace, you could probably plan on 45 mins or...
... Well, it takes me an average of about 12 minutes to commute 4.82 km (3 miles) over Kings Road which has only a few gentle, rolling hills. It's virtually...
Sigh. Another bicyclist dead trying to claim her "rights". My question is, how much value are "rights" when you are dead. Even pedestrians are encouraged to...
