Dutch Rain

https://youtu.be/DeXlknYyPNU Remembering a trip to Europe

The writing on the bus

Writing on the bus makes the commute go faster. Sometimes too fast. My morning commute to work is complicated, which to me is a good thing. It varies from bicycle-bus-shuttle to Jeep-bus-shuttle, to bike-shuttle, to pure bicycle. If my bicycle makes it to work with me, I almost always ride it the 18-20 miles home … Continue reading The writing on the bus

Cyclists banned from some Boulder County roads: Reasonable or not?

It’s reasonable to ask people to avoid unnecessary trips up or down canyon roads that are being rebuilt after their destruction by devastating floods. If traffic of any sort is allowed on the roads, however, is an outright ban on bicycle traffic reasonable? The question is prompted by this story about Boulder County roads that … Continue reading Cyclists banned from some Boulder County roads: Reasonable or not?

What type of bicycle rider are you?

Some researchers in Montreal have come up with an interesting way to look at people who ride bicycles. Classifying them by motivation and how they use their bicycles, they sorted riders rather precisely by these categories, according to a Forbes article: Path-using cyclists (36 percent) Dedicated cyclists (24 percent) Fairweather utilitarians (23 percent) Leisure cyclists (17 percent) As an … Continue reading What type of bicycle rider are you?