The Surprising Health Benefits of an Electric Bike
In the Tour de France, equipping your bike with a small electric motor is called mechanical doping, and is considered cheating. But for the rest…
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Rookie Commuter: Got her on a Bike
“My butt is sweaty.” “What?” I said as I turned on my bike, trying to maintain my balance while looking at my girlfriend. “What did…
Rookie Commuter: Not Enough Food
Food. Too much and you’re fat, not enough and you’re too weak to fend off a fat guy trying to eat you. Biking burns calories,…
Rookie Commuter: Protect your Noggin
We Americans think helmets are incredibly important– at least I always have. Just the other day when leaving my girlfriend’s house, she informed me that…
Rookie Commuter: Pump it Up
In my last column, I mentioned flat tires– the fact that they happen, and the fact that unless you’re prepared, they will reduce you to…
How to Ride a Fixed Gear Bike in the City Without Dying
Originally published by Russ Bengtson of Complex Magazine Mar. 12, 2014 — Much has been written about the experience of riding a fixed-gear bicycle, and most of…
Spring Sale on Fixie Bikes at BigShotBikes.com!
Here’s a list of what we think are some of the 8 hottest premium single-speed and fixie bikes on sale for $329 and $399 at BigShotBikes.com. For…
San Diego is Ready to Go Big on Biking and Walking
The city of San Diego has big ideas for downtown streets. Their draftDowntown Mobility Plan outlines a network laden with protected bike lanes, pedestrian greenways,…
Bamboo Bikes Spur Economic Development in a Struggling Alabama County
Photo from HERO Bikes. This article originally appeared in the Montgomery Adviser on February 22, 2016. Pam Dorr laughs at the idea that a bicycle made…
Rock The Park with G-Form Protective Technology
With the recent explosion of new bike parks, pump-tracks and bike trails close to neighborhoods, kids and adults of all ages are flocking to get out…
The Three Feet for Safety Act is Now Law in California
The Three Feet for Safety Act is finally in effect as of September 16, 2014. The Three Feet for Safety Act requires motorists to give…
California Bike Rebate Petition
The California Bicycle Coalition needs your help! They have put together a petition to the California Air Resources Board (ARB) to expand a rebate program…
New Evidence that Protected Bike Lanes Get People Cycling More
Cities making the most progress on protected bike lanes are seeing bicycling rates go up. But at the scale of a specific street with a new protected lane, it’s…
70% of US Mayors Would Prefer Bike Lanes Over More Parking or Car Lanes
Photo by Paul Kruger US cities are undergoing rapid changes. The rising costs of road building and maintenance, combined with out-of-control congestion and urban pollution…
WHAT IS VISION ZERO?
[BikeLife Cities is proud to enhance the Vision Zero efforts of two of our current city partners Seattle and San Diego. Article courtesy of the…
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