Ride Boldly!

Multiple sources — from bike shops to news sources to anecdotal observation — suggests that bicycling is way up in response to heinous gasoline prices. I suspect this means that people who don’t normally ride much are coming out. If I could give them a few tips, here are the things I would put into [...]

Many advocates focus on the construction of bicycle lanes and trails as preferred bicycle facilities. These segregated and separated routes have many issues, and do not support a goal of sharing the road or creating a sustainable transportation infrastructure.

Cyclists struggle against a ‘bullying response’ that often occurs when motorists feel that these ‘toys’ are obstructing their paths. Some cyclists don’t help matters any with their own behavior. But is any jerk-like behavior right, regardless of ‘provocation?’

I take a walk through Minnesota Statutes 169.222, which is the section that specifically applies to bicycles and bicyclists.

Fall is the right time to prepare for winter cycle-commuting. The right equipment and preparation makes it possible.

This weekend, while riding on a county road with a 4-foot shoulder, I was called a ‘hippy,’ along with a number of words unsuitable for family consumption, by a dude in a large SUV-like vehicle. The chief point of his out-the-window rant was that as a ‘hippy’ on a bicycle, I had no right to [...]