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Slow Biking: "if you think you're going to sweat, slow down"

Slow Biking: "if you think you're going to sweat, slow down"

"First there was Slow Food and then Slow Travel, Slow Companies, Slow Planet, etc. The time is ripe for Slow Bicycle."In 2008, a group of relaxed cyclists founded the Slow Bicycle Movement as a way to "take cycling back" from the spandex-wearing, 21-gear-using, speed-loving weekend warriors and return it ... read more

9 months, 1 week ago by: kirstendirksen  staff  comments

How Barcelona is slowly becoming a cyclist's city

How Barcelona is slowly becoming a cyclist's city

While only 3.5% of Spaniards cycle every day, in one year- 2007- daily use in Barcelona jumped by 81%. Most would credit this startling rise to the success of the city's bikesharing program, Bicing, which was implemented that same year, but there are other factors at play. read more

9 months, 2 weeks ago by: kirstendirksen  staff  comments

The SUV of bikes

The SUV of bikes

It's easy to assume once you have a couple of kids, your days of freewheeling are numbered. One kid seat might be doable, but two, and with groceries? The Dutch have a cyclist's answer to the minivan. It's called a "bakfiets"- a cargobike that resembles a rideable ... read more

1 year ago by: kirstendirksen  staff  comments

Dutch bikes: appliances, not sporting goods

Dutch bikes: appliances, not sporting goods

There are more bicycles than people in the Netherlands: 18 million bikes for 16.3 million people. There are less than 7 million cars. The average Dutch person cycles 902km, or 560 miles, per year. In a country where there are more than twice as many bicycles as cars, most ... read more

1 year ago by: kirstendirksen  staff  comments

Commute bikes 2008

New gear makes it easier to ditch the car. Shiftless gearing, electric boost, micro-foldable models to cycle to the train and cargobikes for getting the kids to class. Here's a list of commuter bikes.As more cities, like London, Chicago, Melbourne and New York, invest in cycling infrastructure (see ... read more

1 year, 10 months ago by: kirstendirksen  staff  comments

Bike commuting goes broadband

Beyond Amsterdam, cities like Chicago aim to convert drivers to cyclists. Lance Armstrong and Barack Obama back human-powered commutes. Ready for green waves and two-wheeled highways?As city centers grow more congested and contaminated, a push to get commuters onto two wheels is becoming not just good environmental policy, but ... read more

1 year, 10 months ago by: kirstendirksen  staff  comments

 

 

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