Ride Boldly!

When bicycle advocates talk about safety, they frequently talk about engineering issues, defensive cycling and vehicular behavior, stopping at stop signs, etc. etc.
But cycling safety goes beyond those issues. Taking care of YOURSELF is also core to cycling safety, especially on sweltering summer days like the one we’re having today here in Minnesota.
There are a [...]

In a recent study, Minneapolis-St. Paul made it onto a list of the top five metros for road rage.
Factors cited that create anger include running red lights, texting and e-mailing while driving, putting on makeup, eating, or talking on a cell phone.
One thing worth noting is that per the study methodology, the telephone surveys were [...]

An excellent video on how a cycling group can more safely change lanes by letting the rear riders take the lead on the change and protect the lane from motorist conflict.

I’ve concluded that when hard-up for a story or just in a lazy mood, many media outlets resort to poking sticks at the anthill that is bicyclists using roads. Bike to Work Week is apparently a red cape to that lazy bull.
We have another fine example of this genre over at the Strib again. The [...]

Yesterday, I linked to the track racing schedule for the Thursday night races at the Velodrome. I neglected to put out another big link – the link to track racing courses at the Velo!
There are four sessions offered this summer, plus one women’s-only course. The Velo says a few spaces are still available for May’s [...]

Bicycling Magazine provide a pretty solid maintenance checklist for those getting their fair-weather bike out of storage, whether because they didn’t ride this winter or because they rode a beater bike.
The League of American Bicyclists ABC QuickCheck, as taught in Bike Ed courses, is a good checklist to execute each and every time you take [...]