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Bike Fit & Comfort

I see people, particularly novice cyclists and those returning to the sport after absence, obsess about bike seats all the time as a key to comfort. And I’m not going to debate the special joy of a good bike seat — I have been using the same brand and model for more than 10 years now, [...]

April 13th, 2011 | Category: bicycle frames, bicycle gear, bicycle recreation, bicycle retailing, bicyclists, bike education, health, physiology, riding position | Comments are closed

Biking & Walking in Minnesota Fact Sheet

As part of last week’s National Bike Summit, hosted by the League of American Bicyclists, America Bikes put together state-by-state fact sheets about biking and walking for use by advocates in their meetings with members of Congress.

Biking & Walking in Minnesota – 2011 Bike Summit (PDF)

The fact sheet emphasizes three key areas: Federal investment in Minnesota, [...]

March 14th, 2011 | Category: bicycle advocacy, bicycle retailing, bicyclists, bike events, education, encouragement, engineering, evaluation, federal funds, league of american bicyclists, legislation, minnesota, roadway design, roadway use, safe routes to schools, share the road, statistics, taxes, transportation options | Comments are closed

Lunch & Afternoon Sessions: Minnesota Bicycle Summit 2011

From the Minnesota Bicycle Summit 2011

Morning Session
Legislative Agenda
Lunch & Capitol Rotunda Sessions

At lunch and in the afternoon at the 2011 Minnesota Bicycle Summit, the Bicycle Alliance of Minnesota and more than 175 attendees were excited to welcome several additional speakers on the subject of cycling in Minnesota, including Rochester Mayor Ardell Brede, and former US Representative [...]

February 28th, 2011 | Category: bicycle advocacy, bicycle alliance of minnesota, bicycle facilities, bicycle laws, bicycle recreation, bicycle retailing, bicycle safety, bicyclists, bike events, bike lanes, complete streets, education, encouragement, enforcement, engineering, environmentalism, evaluation, federal funds, legislation, minneapolis, minnesota, non-motorized transportation pilot program, pedestrian access, politics, road construction, roadway design, roadway use, rochester, safe routes to schools, share the road, st. paul, statistics, suburbs, transportation options, urban planning | Comments are closed

Google Launches Maps For Biking

Today, at the National Bicycle Summit, Google was on-hand for the opening session to launch their newest Maps enhancement: Bike routes!

Peter Birch, Product Manager for Google Earth, was present to introduce the new features. Google Maps for Bicycling has routes and information for 150 US cities, including on-street routes and bicycle trails. Shannon Guyman, another Googler, [...]

March 10th, 2010 | Category: bicycle advocacy, bicycle maps, bicycle retailing, bicycle routes, bicyclists, bike events, bike lanes, bike rides, bike trails, education, encouragement, fun, minneapolis, minnesota, roadway design, roadway use, share the road | Comments are closed

Upcoming Swap Meets

Winter is a good time to clean out the buckets of bike stuff and attend… swap meets!

Twin Cities Bike Swap Meet – February 14, at the National Sports Center. $5 admission to a really giant event. Tables $40 to sell.

TCBC Swap Meet – March 27, at the Hopkins VFW. Free entry, free to sell for TCBC [...]

January 18th, 2010 | Category: bicycle gear, bicycle recreation, bicycle retailing, bicyclists, bike events, encouragement, environmentalism, fun, minneapolis, minnesota, NSC Velodrome, TCBC | Comments are closed

Buying a Bike

Spring is here. High gas prices are here, too.

With that comes a deluge of people asking: “What bike should I buy?” I end up answering that a lot for friends, relatives, random co-workers who see the picture of me and my husband on bikes I have in my office and who have heard rumors that I’m [...]

April 18th, 2008 | Category: bicycle frames, bicycle gear, bicycle maintenance, bicycle racing, bicycle recreation, bicycle retailing, bicycle safety, bike rides, bike trails, common sense, fun, riding position, roadway use | Comments are closed
 
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