● A summer without gasoline?
Time for bicycle trips!
There have been reports circulating on American media that there could be a serious gasoline shortage in the States this summer (and I’m assuming that […]
There have been reports circulating on American media that there could be a serious gasoline shortage in the States this summer (and I’m assuming that […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 and some city councillors are testing out a new bicycle helmet that incorporates lights, including turning signals and brake lights. In addition to […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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