For many people, the scariest part of bike commuting is riding with cars. Four thousand pounds of metal and plastic hurtling past you at twenty five miles per hour is enough to make most people a little nervous. However, like hills, weather, and distance there are skills and techniques to make commuting safer and less stressful. What can you expect from car/drivers? The way motorists behave around cyclists depends a lot on where you live; drivers in Portland, Oregon will [...]
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Google Maps Goes Biking – Bicycling Directions
That’s right…Google Maps is now offering biking directions with their online version. Now, you have a drop down menu option to select bicycling as your route of choice. Once you put in your two destinations, Google Maps gives you several different route options that would be good to take by bike as you can see in the picture. This is a great step forward for cyclists looking to plan their routes online, but it is going to have even more [...]
Commuting By Bike In New York City
Over the weekend, I took a trip with my wife up to New York City for a mini-vacation. While I was up there, I snapped a couple of shots of bike commuters and bikes up in NYC. Surly Commuter Bike Fuji Commuter Bike O.S.C.H. Fixie Commuter Bike Schwinn Fixie In NYC Bike Shop Jenn Helping Man Into That Bike Shop Masi Fixie In NYC Bike Shop Delivery Bikes Stuck In Snow Bike Commuters in NYC Need A Lift? Frame Graveyard [...]
It’s Your Ride – Cinecycle Productions Urban Biking Video
I first saw this video months ago actually. In this short put on by Cinecycle Productions funded by Hutchinson tires, we follow two very unique riders through the city. Other than being a complete sucker for a Masi fixie, this video illustrates how much cycling can mean to two completely different individuals. As a rider that loves just about anything that pedals, this video is a reminder that there is no “right way” to enjoy pedal propelled forward motion. The [...]
Part 2: Bend The Trend By Bike by Pieter Parmentier
Republished on Urban.Bike198.com with permission from Pieter Parmentier Lamstedt, 7-12-2009 7,5 hours cycling, 162 km, arrival 17.00 During the second day the Dutch radio called on my mobile phone. If I would like to participate in a radio programme on the climate summit? Of course I did not mind, for some extra publicity could mean some extra converts for the good cause. The position that was put forward ran as follows: we are doing already enough for the climate! The [...]
Part 1: Bend The Trend By Bike by Pieter Parmentier
Republished on Urban.Bike198.com with permission from Pieter Parmentier English summary Cycling to Copenhagen in December, 700 km in five days and all alone? This seems to be quite an unusual plan and so it is, but for a very good reason. I explained it like this in one of my mails to friends abroad: “I am going there by bike and will represent my granddaughter who is to be born next week. And I will also bring climate drawings from [...]
The Perfect Bike For Commuting
Much like buying your first car buying your first bike for commuting can be a confusing often scary experience. Should you ride a recumbent? A single speed? Will your mountain bike do the job? Considering the amount of time you will be spending on this bike to and from work you want to know you are making the right choice. This can be tough as the options can be overwhelming. In this post I will break things down and recommend [...]
Is Your City Commuter Biking Friendly?
I hear a lot of talk in the bike commuting industry on ways to get more people to commute by bike to work and for leisure. On paper, it sounds like a great idea. There is less footprint on the world, cleaner air, more exercise, healthier population, obvious monetary savings… But…what it really boils down to for the bike commuter is their surroundings. Typically, pro “use a bike for everything” people live in urban areas where bike commuting is widely [...]
Cocotte Equipement Fred Messenger Bag Initial Review
Late last night I posted a quick blurb on my personal twitter account about Cocotte Equipement sending in a sickening bag for us to review! The Cocotte-Equipement “Fred” Messenger Bag is by far one of the sexiest bags I have ever unboxed! Initially, I was thrilled to unpack this perfectly stitched bad-boy from the corrugated fiber-board it was enclosed in and toss it up on the examination table for review. I personally did not get to spend much time with [...]
Commuting by Bike
As Mountain Biking by 198 starts to really expand its horizons and step further into the world of road biking and commuting by bike, I wanted to get some thoughts from you guys. I recently posted some similar questions to my twitter crowd (@mtbby198) and the responses were so good that I decided we needed to do the same thing here. Commuting by bike is taking the world by storm as budget cuts continue to sweep the nation. In the [...]
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Commuting by Bike Around Cars
For many people, the scariest part of bike commuting is riding with cars. Four thousand pounds of metal and plastic hurtling past you at twenty five miles per hour is enough to make most people a little nervous. However, like hills, weather, and distance there are skills and techniques to make commuting safer and less stressful. What can you expect from car/drivers? The way motorists behave around cyclists depends a lot on where you live; drivers in Portland, Oregon will [...]
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Google Maps Goes Biking – Bicycling Directions
That’s right…Google Maps is now offering biking directions with their online version. Now, you have a drop down menu option to select bicycling as your route of choice. Once you put in your two destinations, Google Maps gives you several different route options that would be good to take by bike as you can see in the picture. This is a great step forward for cyclists looking to plan their routes online, but it is going to have even more [...]
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Wood Bling: Vassago Fisticuff Commuter Bike
Every now and then I come across a bike that is just too cool not to share. Recently, Chad over at Red Barn Bicycles built up a killer Vassago Fisticuff commuter. This amazing ride is decked out with the latest in wood components to create a one of a kind ride. From Chad’s blog: I just finished up Roch’s new Vassago cyclocross/commuter/dirt road /do everything bike…..this was a really fun build and i was able to work with a few [...]
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Commuting By Bike In New York City
Over the weekend, I took a trip with my wife up to New York City for a mini-vacation. While I was up there, I snapped a couple of shots of bike commuters and bikes up in NYC. Surly Commuter Bike Fuji Commuter Bike O.S.C.H. Fixie Commuter Bike Schwinn Fixie In NYC Bike Shop Jenn Helping Man Into That Bike Shop Masi Fixie In NYC Bike Shop Delivery Bikes Stuck In Snow Bike Commuters in NYC Need A Lift? Frame Graveyard [...]
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It’s Your Ride – Cinecycle Productions Urban Biking Video
I first saw this video months ago actually. In this short put on by Cinecycle Productions funded by Hutchinson tires, we follow two very unique riders through the city. Other than being a complete sucker for a Masi fixie, this video illustrates how much cycling can mean to two completely different individuals. As a rider that loves just about anything that pedals, this video is a reminder that there is no “right way” to enjoy pedal propelled forward motion. The [...]
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Part 2: Bend The Trend By Bike by Pieter Parmentier
Republished on Urban.Bike198.com with permission from Pieter Parmentier Lamstedt, 7-12-2009 7,5 hours cycling, 162 km, arrival 17.00 During the second day the Dutch radio called on my mobile phone. If I would like to participate in a radio programme on the climate summit? Of course I did not mind, for some extra publicity could mean some extra converts for the good cause. The position that was put forward ran as follows: we are doing already enough for the climate! The [...]
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Review: Bicycle Diaries – Book by David Byrne
The Viking/Penguin group sent over a copy of Bicycle Diaries by David Byrne to review awhile back. Now that we have had the chance to read it all the way through…it is time for a book review to let you guys know what we thought. First…who is David Byrne? David Byrne is one of the cofounders of the musical group the Talking Heads and a bike commuter advocate that resides in New York City. His various works in photography and [...]
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Part 1: Bend The Trend By Bike by Pieter Parmentier
Republished on Urban.Bike198.com with permission from Pieter Parmentier English summary Cycling to Copenhagen in December, 700 km in five days and all alone? This seems to be quite an unusual plan and so it is, but for a very good reason. I explained it like this in one of my mails to friends abroad: “I am going there by bike and will represent my granddaughter who is to be born next week. And I will also bring climate drawings from [...]
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