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Minnesota Randonneurs Conference: February 19

For those cyclists interested in a unique long-distance touring experience, the Minnesota Randonneurs are holding a conference on Saturday, February 19 from 10 am – 3 pm.

Randonneuring is ta form of long-distance cycling that demands both endurance and self-sufficiency. Riders typically cover 100k – 1200k over designated routes, within specified time limits. It is not a [...]

February 7th, 2011 | Tags: , , , | Category: bicyclists, bike events, europe, minneapolis, minnesota | Comments are closed

Swedish Bicycle Education

The Swedes are good for more than just delish meatballs, lingonberries, and glögg. Club Global has published a manual from their “Cycling for Everyone” program. It’s available in both English and Swedish.

Much like the League of American Bicyclists’ Traffic Skills 101 curriculum, the “Cycling for Everyone” course is designed for use with adults. One difference is [...]

February 5th, 2011 | Category: bicycle advocacy, bicycle safety, bicyclists, bike education, education, encouragement, europe, league of american bicyclists, riding position, roadway use, share the road, transportation options, women | Comments are closed

Epic Story on Bike Plows

Not much to say here save that Grist has an epic, epic post – with pictures! and video! – of bike plows in different places around the world.

Go read it, for it is [...]

February 2nd, 2011 | Category: bicycle gear, bicycle routes, bike lanes, engineering, environmentalism, europe, video, weather, winter cycling | Comments are closed

Thoughts on Bikeway Planning

Regular readers of this site will know that I can be a bit of a crank about certain types of bicycle facilities:

Signage alone doesn’t make a route ‘bicycle-friendly.’

Paint jobs sometimes just indicate what the knowledgeable already know.
Bike lanes as backfill can create their own hazards.

Generally speaking, every type of bicycle facility has its own drawbacks. Frequently, [...]

February 2nd, 2011 | Category: bicycle advocacy, bicycle bridges, bicycle facilities, bicycle routes, bicycle safety, bicyclists, bike education, bike lanes, bike trails, cedar lake trail, children on bikes, common sense, complete streets, cycling in the media, engineering, europe, evaluation, minneapolis, minnesota, road construction, roadway design, roadway use, share the road, st. paul, transportation options, urban planning | Comments are closed

Education & Children’s Cycling Behavior

Via the League of American Bicyclists’ LCI group, I recently learned of this study from the UK that examines the impact of a cycling training program on the bicycling behavior and perceptions of children who have gone through the program.

Bikeability is a public-private partnership in the UK that teaches cycling skills for the 21st century. Three [...]

January 28th, 2011 | Category: bicycle advocacy, bicycle recreation, bicycle safety, bicyclists, bike education, bike rides, biking with kids, children on bikes, education, encouragement, europe, league of american bicyclists, roadway use, safe routes to schools, statistics, survey | Comments are closed

Simpatico: How US Soccer Fans & Cycle Fans Are Alike

Over on ze Twitter, Inside Minnesota Soccer made an excellent crack about the overlap between cyclists and soccer fans. However, the actual point of similarity isn’t in the activity (playing soccer/riding a bike) but in being a fan of the activity as done by professionals and semi-pros.

Seriously:

In Europe, it’s mainstream. In the US, it’s fringe. Sure, [...]

January 18th, 2010 | Category: bicycle racing, europe, fun, meta, minnesota | 3 comments - (Comments are closed)
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