Ride Boldly!

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. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

At present, two Traffic Skills 101 courses – the course formerly known as Road I – are scheduled in Minnesota in the coming months. This course is the League of American Bicyclists’ trusted bicycle safety curriculum, taught by trained and certified cycling instructors. Courses are intended for those who know how to operate a bicycle, [...]

Two quick notes: Registration for the League of American Bicyclists’ National Rally, which is being held in conjunction with TCBC’s Weekend on Wheels, is now open: WOW2009 Registration The aforementioned event is to include a League Traffic Skills 101 course in Winona, Minnesota, on Friday, July 31, 2009. The TS101 course will be listed on [...]