● The coronavirus is here…. time to go cycling.
Spring is here, but so is the coronavirus. What does all this mean for cycling? If what’s happening in New York City is any indication, […]
General
● A place where you can cycle through the water.
The next time you’re getting a little hot riding your bicycle, think of what it would be like to cycle through a lake. Well, in […]
● Bicycle etiquette and the unspeakable act of “shoaling”.
It seems that bicycle shoaling has become such a widespread problem in the Ottawa area that CBC has a report about it. I’m not sure […]
● Helmet Discount Weekend in Ottawa – May 5 and 6, 2018
If you have been thinking about getting a new helmet, you may want to consider doing so this weekend. For the 7th year in a […]
● Interactive maps makes for easier cycling in the Ottawa-Gatineau area.
The advocacy organization “Bike Ottawa” (formerly know as Citizens for Safe Cycling) has recently released a series of interesting interactive maps on their website that […]
● This should help promote winter cycling in Canada.
It’s a photo of the Prime Minister’s wife, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, taking one of her children to school on a bicycle in the middle of […]
● I wish more bike thieves were as dumb as this one.
Twenty minutes after stealing a bicycle in Jersey City, the thief walks into a nearby police station to inquire about a lost cell phone. Police […]
● You can find evidence of the growing popularity of cycling in unlikely places.
Sometimes you can find evidence of the growing popularity of of cycling as a means transportation in unlikely places. For example, a recent edition of […]
● Beacon Hill finally getting some badly needed cycling infrastructure in east-end Ottawa.
There is an interesting story in the Ottawa Citizen about how local councillor Tim Tierney is starting to make some headway in improving cycling infrastructure […]
● A nice problem to have – too many people using their bikes for transportation.
Mayor Jim Watson, and to a lesser degree, the NCC, may have realized some progress in promoting cycling and developing the necessary infrastructure in recent […]
● What a difference a year makes… (and some Christmas cycling videos).
Remember last year. There was no snow on the ground until well after Christmas. My bicycle club actually organized a ride on December 23rd, and […]
● Not for the faint of heart – an extreme bike balancing ride.
Here’s a Youtube video that I’m sure will be making the rounds on the internet for a while. It’s about Fabio Wibmer riding his bicycle […]
● The Death of the Local Bike Shop.
Outside Magazine has a very interesting article entitled “ The Death of the Local Bike Shop“. It’s about how many small independent bike shops are […]
● Ottawa staff using helmets with turning signals and brake lights.
Ottawa staff and some city councillors are testing out a new bicycle helmet that incorporates lights, including turning signals and brake lights. In addition to […]
● Uber for bicycle repairs – a new way to get a mechanic to fix your bike.
Velotooler is a start-up company that has already been described as “ Uber for bike mechanics“. Basically, it’s a web and app platform which puts […]
● Less shipping damage when bicycles are disguised at flat-screen TVs.
Here’s an interesting story about a Dutch manufacturer that found an unacceptable number of their bicycles were damaged while being shipped to their customers. Apparently, […]
● When are you too old to go cycling? 70 or 80 years old? Think again.
I often suggest to people who are getting into their retirement years that they may want to take up cycling as a means of getting […]
● Tour de France rider hits 130.7 km/h.
For those of you who are worried about speed wobbles at 50 km/h, or who think they are going fast down the Fortune hill in […]
● Bicycle Stress Map to help plan stress-free cycling routes.
Here’s an interesting idea for people who would like to plan stress-free cycling routes in a city. It’s a “Bicycle Stress Map” which colour codes […]
● People’s efforts to draw bicycles can be hilarious.
Italian designer Gianluca Gimini asked people to draw bikes, and then he turned them into illustrations of what the bicycles might actually look like in […]