Ride Boldly!

Bikes, bicycling, and road safety.

May 21, 2007
by julie
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Bop Til You Drop: 5/28

I will be running a 2008 version of the Bop Til You Drop ride on May 28 with TCBC. Last year’s map is available, but be aware that I’m making changes based on updated construction conditions.

28 MON 10:00 AM AB/B 62/79/89+ mi. BOP TIL YOU DROP. Depart from University of St. Thomas main lot, corner of Cretin & Summit Avenues, St. Paul. Shorter B route of 62 miles will visit Woodbury and Lake Elmo; longer routes visit Afton and Stillwater, with the longest route entering Wisconsin. Optional extra loop (that’s the ‘plus’) for those mileage junkies who slept in. Julie Kosbab (VanMersbergen), 651.253.2493, julie-at-rideboldly.org.

May 19, 2007
by julie
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Bike Ferry



Bike Ferry, originally uploaded by Days Between Stations.

A bicycle ferry to get bikes and pedestrians over a canal near Delft, the Netherlands. Price to ride: 1 cent (Euro-cent).

May 19, 2007
by julie
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golf cart?



golf cart?, originally uploaded by Days Between Stations.

In the Netherlands, these small cars (or golf carts, really, based on size) are allowed to share many bike lanes and paths with bicycles. Mopeds, scooters, and small motorcycles also share these transport lanes.

It’s a little unnerving when you’re in the middle of nowhere.

May 19, 2007
by julie
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Bicycles of Holland



Bicycle, originally uploaded by Days Between Stations.

On this bicycle in Amsterdam, note the integrated front-end carrier. Most people use them for small children, although they seem handy for grocery runs too.

May 16, 2007
by julie
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5/18: Twin Cities Bike/Walk to Work

The 2007 Commuter Challenge is on May 18th — this coming Friday.

One thing I always find aggravating about these events can be summed up in these two sentences from the promotional web site:

Bicycle parking will be provided for Twin Cities Bike/Walk to Work participants.
Bicycles parked at these racks must be picked up by 6:00p.m., Friday, May 18th.

That’s no way to promote doing this consistently. It’s very hard to state that this is a sustainable choice for an individual when a key facility to support the activity is only available one day of 365.

Generally, I’m very supportive of bike to work programs. I wish I could bike to work, but I don’t know that there’s any route to here that’s not uphill in both directions and 40 miles each way to boot.