With the rain setting in and the temperature dropping, cycling at this time of year can seem like a chore.
New Consumer has put together a guide to help you get ready for the onslaught of bad weather, which will help to make your journey far more pleasant.
Ditch your car for a bike why doncha!
A human on a bike is extremely efficient and green as can be. The new PBS riding program is a scalable operation that will make this simple form of transportation available to that hard to reach portion of our society (the lazy!)...
For most of us learning to ride a bike was right of passage as a kid. Magically one day you can balance on two wheels. Immediately you are overwhelmed with a sense of freedom that you can go faster and further than ever before. For me this magic never really went away except for a short period when I started to drive a car; for most people that’s about where their love affair with cycling ends. I suppose mine could have as well if it were not for moving out of town to go to university. Because of this, I no longer had regular access to a car.
If you'd like to be able to ride your bike to work, but you're not sure what path to take, then try this web site. It has bicycle routes in over 40 countries.
These bicycles also provide clean drinking water. Wonderful modification of the bicycle!
Fantastic and funny overview of bicycling in the UK.
On Friday May 30th, 300-500 cyclists, part of Toronto's Critical Mass shut down the Gardiner Expressway for 20 minutes. This is a beautiful description of the event.
A bunch of young people are getting off their asses and onto their bikes this summer, all in the name of sustainability. Members of the Otesha Project will be cycling to festivals, schools and other places around the UK to convince people to actually do something about our lifestyles. They'll be armed with 20 bicycles, 1 improv play and 1 big call to action. Going to be in the UK this summer? You should go and see 'em, or maybe even come along for the ride!
Forget about green cars, save the environment by riding a bicycle! The bicycle tutor shows you how to repair and maintain your bike with an excellent collection of easy to understand video tutorials.
Randy Cohen, the man who sorts out readers' ethical dilemmas in his NY Times Magazine feature column The Ethicist , weighs in on the automobile's impact on urban life.
15-year old Malkolm is on a year-long 10,000 mile bike-trip across North America with his parents, Ken and Wendy. Why? Birds, to put it simply.
The Go-One3 velomobile is one of the most innovative pedal-powered vehicles to come along and has an electrical assist for those who desire it.
Alan Durning of the Sightline Institute does some calculations on how bike commuting keeps money in local economies - and how investing in bike lanes could be a very smart move for municipalities.
Mapmyride.com will map any route, calculate distance and elevation changes, and provide you a printable map for safer cycling, running or "artful walking".
Encouraging more cyclists on to Britain's roads could save the taxpayer more than £520m and fight climate change, according to a government-backed cycling group.
