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...
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...
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...
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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....
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Footprint of Eline, two weeks old
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
Before I decided to commute to the office on my bike, I was often asked about why I didn’t. I live within 6 miles from the facility in which I office out of and the weather is typically bike-friendly. I seemed to always have a handful of excuses ready to throw at my questioner as to why I decided against the commute on anything other than my politically incorrect...
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