. . . . . . Below are a couple YouTube video clips about the new bicycle rental scheme that is sharing up Paris. The link for the video is on middle of this...
Hi Y'all- I am new to list and a bike rider in Washington, DC. I wanted to pass along Center for a New Dream's program to promote bike riding. It's simple-...
... I was in Paris two weeks ago for five days walking about and about half of the cyclists I saw were on the Velib' bikes. They're very distinctive and look...
Hi bicycle buddies, Here's another chance for you to educate everyone, bicyclists and motorists, on safe bicycling and driving. I know that I can think of...
Kimberly
bikerat@...
Sep 9, 2007 9:41 pm
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There's always more than can be added, but I don't see anything really "wrong" with Janet Austin's safety tips. (well, except for her claim that bike lanes...
bob.bayn@...
Sep 10, 2007 3:17 pm
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Exactly. Which you might want to comment about. While she had good comments, there was the regular one-sided thing going where nothing was noted about what...
bikerat@...
Sep 11, 2007 10:44 am
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... Another example: sometimes bicyclists don't stay in bike lanes when approaching intersections because that class(ification) based positioning is contrary...
Hello all, My name is Sacha I am a 36 female and I am a bike rider in NY. I was wondering if anyone can help me stop my seat from hurting my front area...
This issue gets discussed frequently and in graphic detail on a forum called Team Estrogen (http://forums.teamestrogen.com). You probably need to adjust the...
... I don't have a specific shop to recommend, but go to a good professional bicycle shop that does business with the sort of cyclist you are (racer, commuter,...
Excellent advice from Rachel. Also, one other option would be to find a saddle made specifically for women. There are quite a few different models available....
I second the suggestion to go to your Local Bike Shop, and have them look at you, your bike and your saddle. I too ride the B-17 (Standard) and find it the...
Hi Sacha, If you go to your local bicycle shop they can help you adjust your saddle to the right height and help you set the "TILT" if it is wrong. The tilt ...
Bicyclists--are you completely happy with the quality of Missouri roads and trails? Are Missouri drivers the friendliest in thecountry? If you don't think so,...
This study should be of interest to the posters on this site:- http://www.ecf.com/files/2/12/16/070503_Cycle_Tracks_Copenhagen.pdf It clearly indicates that...
I have no data to back this up, but it would not surprise me to find out that bike lanes and cycle paths increase recreational and casual cycle use, but have...
... Logic ... TF: The increase, if any, in cycling transportation and in the leaving of cars at home, was cancelled out by the added motoring that was needed...
... I would be surprised if they could manage to demonstrate the cause-effect direction of that. I suspect the cause effect is more that increasing interest in...
I had a rather nasty crash mountain biking back in July and damaged my ring finger badly. The result has been shifting to riding more pavement, particularly...
For those of you out there who care about cyclists and cycling, I need your help. This story is about my former second life partner Riin Gill. If you're ...
... Mechanical counters are not too good at counting bikes when they are mixed with other vehicles. Some get missed. It's easier to count all the bikes if...
... roads ... I was born and raised in St. Louis. I moved to Colorado when I was in my mid-30s. I revisited the St. Louis area recently, and I rode a folding...
... Something was wrong with the public roadways there? What was wrong with them? Poor surface conditions? Poor surface conditions is something that impacts ...
... Call it a shoulder. Call it a bike-lane. I find them extremely useful when riding on busy highways or busy rural roads, such as my commute to work. ...
... I rarely to never ride in shoulder space even when it exists. Riding in shoulder space would expose me to inferior surface conditions and inferior behavior...
... You find it extremely useful that there's enough room for motorists to not be delayed by your slower progress. Around here (remember our "pathologically...
bob.bayn@...
Oct 7, 2007 4:40 pm
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To each his own. On roads where the speed limit is 50MPH, and cars are mostly travelling at 60 MPH, I find it much less stressful to be in the Bike Lane or on...
I find it much less stressful and safer to not have to so carefully scan for and evaluate the approach to each and every intersection - followed by the ...
I ride with a group of kids that are learning "HOW TO", tour & commute ...we pick the safest way available !! We also know when we are in a danger zone ...
... The safest way available is about behavior, not roadway configuration. Sidewalk riding is very dangerous. Bicyclists, especially kids, must be taught not...
