As we ride out April and greet fondly May, and national bicycle month, it’s a good time take stock of our rides and commutes and consider changes to routes, etc. If at all possible, it is safer and far more enjoyable to ride on trails or paths separate from cars. Separation means our safety. For …
On Sunday the EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said on Face the Nation that EPA had a record 31 deregulations just in the past month. This includes coal-fired power plants, fracking and other horrible and dangerous polluters of CFCs. Inter alia this policy will increase significantly harmful and deadly CFC emissions causing further irreparable damage to …
After a spirited seance studying a foreign language, I rode lightly out the drive later this morning. The ride seemed especially light because I was riding my handmade 17.2 lb Lemond Zurich road bike in place of the aluminum Fuji Absolute that I slog with four times a day during the week pulling a Burley …
Communing With Nature on the Bicycle in Early Spring Read More »
Insiders in the field know that the main deterrent to more bicyclists riding on our roads and trails is fear of danger from cars when riding. Bicycling deaths increased by 1 percent in 2023 and alarmingly increased 53 percent over the last 10 years, according to the National Safety Council. Meanwhile, grinding at the …
One advantage of rain for cyclists and pedestrians is air quality. Rain cleanses the air and rainy fronts that bring rain with them push out the stale, poisonous air for fresher, cleaner air by capturing and washing away various types of pollutants. Breathing this air as you are at work on your wheel is highly …