The federal government used to supply hundreds of millions of dollars to fund bicycle and pedestrian trails. The Senate committee that controls such "TEA"...
AS much as I *enjoy* riding a bicycle, your ideals are impractical, as much as impossible in this society. Of course it makes MUCH more sense if money is tight...
The thing is that most of the federal highway money will be going to new road construction, not to maintainance of existing roads. This will just make the...
And the attitude that supports spending on single-occupant motorized transportation only rather than supporting other choices will evenutally eliminate the...
... I think the relative amounts are what matters here. Hundreds of millions of dollars sounds like a lot, but compared to the federal highway trust, it is a...
I'm not sure if we are allowed to post for sale stuff.... But here goes... These are great for those grocery shopping trips! Jandd Expedition Panniers For Sale...
I received this note from an Army officer who is stationed where I'll be working. We can bike to work in Kuwait, but it doesn't appear to be a long ride. There...
I started riding my bike again in July and Commuting on August 5th and up until today have gone everyday since. With the terrential downpours last night and my...
Wow. I guess you really want to live where you live. One reason I commute is that I don't enjoy 30 minutes on the city busses here in Columbus, Ohio. What I...
Thanks for the info. Hopefully soon i'll like where I live, c'mon TX! But that has been a year and a half waiting and is something else entirely. I guess for...
Well my business casual clothes are just slacks and a nice shirt. When I used my backpack I just folded it and everything came out alright. The clothes...
Hi, I'm looking for a good platform pedal for my commute. My commute has lots of lights and stop signs, so I don't want clip or clip-less. I've got a big foot,...
... De : kensell33 [mailto:Ken.Sell@...] ... Wellgo Platform pedals are good. I have them -- albeit with toe clips -- on my tourer. The platform is wide,...
i would still go clipless, especially in a recumbent. i use bebops on my bikeE CT in nyc, i am stopping every block if not more they work fine, i can still...
I have SPD's on a recessed shoe and they work okay, always have to plan unclipping, the biggie i'm having is I bring an extra pair of shoes to change for my ...
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i use cannondale mt bike shoes ,and with the bebops , they walk pretty fine! they scrape a little but not like the others, i use them all the time in nyc, i...
I just picked up some Easton Flatboy pedals yesterday, I love em. My Shimano DX pedals became toast the other day. I needed a platform pedal that could take a...
Yesterday, after a 6 hour bike ride (the weather here is just beautiful right now), I decided to pop into the local Burger King for a quick bite to eat. I...
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If I can't find anything sturdy to look to, I just take it inside. I'm nice about it, ie, I won't bring it in if it's wet or caked in mud. Otherwise, it ...
Hi everyone, My name is Margaret and I live in Staten Island, NY. I decided in the last week that I should be either walking to work or riding my bike. I can't...
Hi Margaret: I come from the edge of Appalachia, although I live in Columbus, Ohio, now. Other than getting a bike with lots of gears (easier said than done...
Hello . . . My name is Braxton and I'm a resident of Over-the-Rhine Community in Cincinnati, Ohio. Had an experience similar to Kurt's rejection at Burger King...
Braxton, Thanks for the information. There are several Subway restaurants in our local area-none of which have any bike racks, of course. So, I went to the...
I've been following this thread, mulling it over, and I have a suggestion. There aren't any fast food outlets I currently frequent (my own proclivities in high...
