"...This is a “bike bus”: a convoy of parents and children who ride to school, picking up kids along the way. While the concept has existed for years, a “bicibus” in Barcelona popularized the idea where it spread like wildfire through videos on social media in 2021. Thousands of parents (and kids) eager to step away from their vehicles have jumped on board. For the first time in decades, a small but critical mass of children are riding their bikes safely to school again...." #bicycling#cycling#BikeTooter#school#kids#climate
anecdotes about cycling to work: i work at a company which is affiliated with the military so we have lots of active duty and former service members. one dude sees my riding my bike to work and marvels at the fact. he acts like i'm doing something crazy.
Just dropped those two bikes at World Relief this morning. Got a call just now from a social worker at an agency I am not familiar with. He has a client who needs a bike. He got my card from someone who kept it after meeting me sometime in the past, working somewhere else. Client is 5'11. That green one would have been perfect. Ah well, another will turn up. I do have some large frame roadies. #bicycling
Large cities in Japan, like Tokyo and Osaka, have amazing public transportation. But you can’t see much from a subway. Consider getting around on a bicycle instead. Here's how to do it.
I don’t think I realized how healthy bicycling is. Huzzah!
> A substantial body of evidence supports the health benefits of cycling, everything from strengthening the immune system to boosting the likelihood of living longer. Now, a new study finds people who are in the habit of riding a bike are significantly less likely to have osteoarthritis and experience pain in their knees by age 65, compared to people who don't bike.
“I’m wondering if something subliminal has happened after reading Bicycling Monterey. I’ve been riding the Rock Island Greenway Trail for the last week and a half. Just a wonderful and beautiful ride! It’s not Monterey, California, but a real gem for Peoria, Illinois.”—Richard Coers
bike to work day 150k. a friend of mine and i took yesterday off and went for an epic ride from rockville to brunswick. 110km was on the towpath and it was a lovely day some highlights below. we did see a lot of cow parsnip along the towpath. do not touch that plant. @bikedc#cycling#bike (1/2)
@bikedc here is a great photo of the snake that was unhappy with me having disturbed it. this is after it struck my wheel once and was confused why the wheel didn't react. it stayed coiled up until we left and then it was gone when we returned on our way home. #cycling#bicycling#bike