Vanessa Marie Robinson is a Brooklyn-based industrial designer who’s blog For The Love Of Bikes covers her multifaceted interests in all things cycling. She is typically found either riding in the city on a single-speed or training upstate on her road bike — year-round! Last November I began bracing myself for some harsh winter weather…
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Getting the 'Sexiest Man Alive' to Bike to the Oscars
Like many people, my dear mother loves celebrities. She loves reading about them, looking at them, talking about them, reading about other people talking about looking at them. Ask her to name the mayor of her city, I’m not sure if she could (and not because Tibshraeny is hard to pronounce). Ask her who the…
718 Cyclery
718 Cyclery
The Best Cycling Photos. Ever.
That’s a bold statement. However, I feel confident asserting that we’ve collected some very lovely cycling photos, and many of them will be featured in the 2012-2013 Revolution Cycles calendar. Fans of Revolution Cycles, a bicycle retailer in the Washington, DC metro area, submitted more than one hundred photos from all over the world, and…
Three (Not So) Baffling Things About Women's Cycling Clothing
While Im not quite sure why Ted, my fearless editor, is researching the 7Most Baffling Things About Womens Clothes, his suggested reading did inspire me to consider the benefits and shortcomings of womens cycling clothing. Fortunately, I dont have quite as much to gripe about as the author of the piece that sparked this reflection…
'Social Engineer' Your Kids (with Chariot Child Carriers)
This is supposed to be about bike trailers of a particular brand, that carry children, and happen to be on sale right now from my employer. I wasn’t sure how to approach this article until a few minutes ago when I saw a friend of mine post this on Facebook: This is an actual friend…
Human-Traffic Infographic
Human-Traffic Infographic
Bike-Friendly Restaurant: Baja Loco (Phoenix, AZ)
BluesCat is a resident of Phoenix, Arizona, who originally returned to bicycling in 2002 in order to help his son get the Boy Scout Cycling merit badge. His bikes sat idle until the summer of 2008 when gas prices spiked at over $4.00 per gallon. Since then, he has become active cycling, day-touring, commuting by…
Green Lane Project
Green Lane Project
Recollections of a Ladder Pull Behind a Trike
What is your bike trailer story? How have you moved and been moved by your use of a bike trailer? Send in your photos and stories about your bike trailer or other bike accessory related photos and stories to share and be seen here. The Ladder Pull in Bill’s Words: I have been riding my…
Special Request Fulfilled: Dinosaur with Machine Gun
A recent customer asked for a drawing of a dinosaur with a machine gun with is Burley Flatbed Bike Cargo Trailer.We were happy to comply.During the checkout process, use the Instructions field for your requests.
Laser Lite Lane: A Bike Lane Wherever You Ride
Karen Voyer-Caravona is an admitted bicycle dilettante in Flagstaff, Arizona, who blogs about her adventures on two wheels, vélo envy, her husband’s cooking, and cross country skiing at www.sheridesabike.com. Visit her Website for her endless opinions on the most stylish shoes for pedaling, critiques of bike parking, and the best bike date dining destinations. I've…
'The worst piece of transportation legislation I've seen'
Last week was not a great week for bike advocacy here in the United States. The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure released a bill that was far worse for biking and walking than anyone had expected. Representatives Petri (R-WI) and Johnson (R-IL) proposed an amendment that would have restored funding for biking and walking…
Crossing Guard Advocacy and The Joy of Cycling
Carol Barker lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where she enjoys bicycle commuting and joy riding year round. She is a tutor and school crossing guard who shares her bicycle love and general rebellion against the wife-and-mom-of-suburbia stereotype at her blog. It was the first thing I saw and the only thing I remember from that…
CicLAvia is Back!
CicLAvia is Back!
Arizona Flirts with Idaho… Stops for Cyclists
BluesCat is a resident of Phoenix, Arizona, who originally returned to bicycling in 2002 in order to help his son get the Boy Scout Cycling merit badge. His bikes sat idle until the summer of 2008 when gas prices spiked at over $4.00 per gallon. Since then, he has become active cycling, day-touring, commuting by…
Cities for Cycling Roadshow
Cities for Cycling Roadshow
Put Bike/Ped Projects Back into the Transportation Bill
Old Man Mica is hurling rocks. The Transportation Bill released by The House of Representatives indeed does cut out all funding for cycling projects. Per the League of American Bicyclists: Last week, we knew the bill would be bad news for biking and walking. But we didn't think it would go so far as to…
Old Man Warner, Cycling Opponent
Recognize this quote? “Pack of crazy fools,” he said. “Listening to the young folks, nothing’s good enough for them. Next thing you know, they’ll be wanting to go back to living in caves, nobody work any more, live that way for a while.” If you graduated from high school, you were likely required at some…
Mike's BOB Ibex with Gunner in Tow
This dog looks right at home in the back of this custom painted BOB Ibex Trailer. I’m sure the Wandertec SAX liner ads to the comfort of the ride. It should be noted that BOB states explicitly that there trailer is for cargo only. Maybe this was just a posed photo while parked. Also of…
Youth Bike Summit 2012
Youth Bike Summit 2012
Bicycle and Pedestrian Funding (still) at Risk
I looked at the homepage of this site and could hardly believe what I saw. The most recent stories, stacked three high, featured black and white photos of Hollywood entertainers. Well, the celebrity mongering is over. For now. Let us return now to the lofty topics for which this blog is known. No, not liquor…
The Loop in Tucson
The Loop in Tucson
2012 Academy Award Nominees on Bikes
Okay, I’ve spent the last hour looking through this year’s Oscar Nominees in the acting and directing categories and doing Google Image searches to see who might be candidates for my effort to get someone to arrive to the event by bike. Yes, that means I just spent an hour, on the clock, looking at…