Belling The Bike

Photo: Jonny2love “Custom and local ordinances have made the use of a bell a necessity, and therefore bells have always been used by wheelmen since the early days of the sport.” – The Modern Bicycle and Its Accessories, 1898 In Copenhagen, not a day that goes by that you aren’t belled by another cyclist. If you ride too slowly, or fail to move to the right, or really you just happen to be in someone’s way, chances are they’ll give you the... Read More

Riding Rain or Shine

  This ingenious use of a busted umbrella atop a bakfiets lets the kids ride protected from intermittent rain drops (or too much sun).  Read More

Just Decide to Ride

  I read a lot of bike blogs, and most of the time, that is inspiring. I love Dottie Brackett, Arleigh Jenkins, and many other women bloggers who are upbeat about biking. But sometimes it is not inspiring. Sometimes I feel a little like there are all these supposed superwomen out there, bringing home the bacon and racing bikes on the weekend. Raising kids and racing bikes. Beating cancer and racing bikes. Or performing other staggering feats of biking endurance I’ll... Read More