Riding for Our Planet This Earth Day

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 …

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Riding Safely With Enjoyment

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 …

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Riding in the Rain

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 …

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Riding Through Pain to Joy

After 1.5 weeks of pain related to increasing my commute from 4 to 16 miles each day, I am pleased to share that I seem to be on the other side with no pain to speak of one more freed belt loop. A two-day weekend with two hour walks and a lot of rest allowed …

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Riding to the Light of Early Spring

So I am riding on my morning commute along the paths and onto the river parkway thinking the following thoughts: Experts say that singing while walking is very beneficial to one’s immune system and functioning of the heart. Furthermore, this can be expanded to riding a bicycle and reciting poetry or speaking through various narratives in …

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