Review: Showers Pass Storm Jacket
Correction: an earlier version of this article identified the Storm jacket as the Classic, and misquoted it’s price as $289. Perhaps the ultimate commuter rain…
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Fair Weather Riding Rocks
Don’t apologize, enjoy the sunshine! As someone who spent two years commuting almost exclusively by bike, I know the label “fair weather rider” has negative connotations when…
Report: As cities add bike lanes, more people bike, and biking gets safer
Cities adding bike infrastructure are seeing a “safety in numbers” — more people on bikes plus lower risk of severe or fatal injury. Graphs: NACTO…
How Bikes Can Help Save the Cities of the Future
“An engineer designing from scratch could hardly concoct a better device to unclog modern roads – cheap, nonpolluting, small and silent…” Rick Smith, International Herald…
Rookie Commuter: Snot, Rain, and Naps
As a break from addressing all the essentials for commuting, I thought I’d give an update on my experience thus far cruising around Boulder on…
The Cargo Bike Demystified
When you hear the term “cargo bike,” what comes to mind? An aptly bearded hipster pushing a case of craft beer on the front bed…
Walk and Bike Month Turns 40
Some may say there’s no free ride in life, but during Boulder’s Walk and Bike Month, there is. This quintessentially Boulder event celebrates its 40th…
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…
Amsterdam is Appointing a Bike Mayor
By Feargus O’Sullivan Originally published by City Lab — This summer, Amsterdam will go one step further to cement its reputation as the most bike-friendly…
Rookie Commuter: Locked down
My favorite solution for problems is to ignore them. I haven’t gotten a physical in years, and as much as my girlfriend hints that I…
Ikea’s New Chainless Bike Never Rusts
By Laura Geggel Originally published by Live Science — Dealing with a rusty bicycle chain can be a messy affair, but an innovative new bike…
5 Safety Pointers for the Urban Cyclist
By Neil Bezdek Originally published by Bicycling — While I’m no stranger to city riding (I was a full-time bike messenger in New York City…
Rookie Commuter: Sensitive on my seat
I have yet to walk into someone’s house and instead of normal chairs and couches, they have bicycle seats on which to watch TV, eat…
Rookie Commuter: Finding, whining, then fixing… a flat tire
In my experience, a bike sitting unridden will develop more issues than one exercised daily. After digging my bike out of storage and cursing my way…
Rookie Commuter: Without a Car or a Clue
Ideally, I’d be giving up driving for the health benefits of biking, or perhaps the environmental impact, or maybe just to look better in my…