The NYTimes reports today on a bike-friendlier New York. With “an estimated 120,000 regular cyclists in New York” and “40,000 of them” commuting, there’s a…
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The Walla Walla Gran Fondo
The Gran Fondo Walla Walla is a ride that has been around in concept for about 10 years. It has had different people interested in…
Raise the hammer
Ryan McGreal sent us an email about his essay, Can the Bicycle Save Civilization, in the September issue of Raise the Hammer. Ryan believes that…
Ephraim the Track Bike
Ephraim the rather snarky track bike answers readers questions at the SFWeekly and this week responds to the question of “why hipsters would imitate bike…
The car you don’t drive
I was chatting with Drew about cycling in the UK and he linked me to Sustrans, a “sustainable transport charity.” Imagine that, a charity set…
Weightshift Bikes
I was talking about blog design and checked one of my fav design blogs, Weightshift, today to show as an example. Weightshift is the design…
Six Apart Bikes
I was in San Francisco visiting Six Apart and noticed all the bikes! There were two more city bikes downstairs and one Serotta fixie in…
Gridlock v. Hot Chicks
I said to Pam, “this sucks,” as we inched along in traffic. I hadn’t driven a car in over a week and was quickly reminded…
Seattle to Portland, Ditty Bops Style
Giovanni, a Bike Hugger reader and Ditty Bops Fan sent us this ride report. See Bike Hugger meets the Ditty Bops, our Ditty Bops tag,…
Texas Jack Howell
Mike Robinson sent an email memorial about Texas Jack Howell who passed on this day in 1997. The email brought back memories of my days…