Wheels of Change, published by National Geographic, is appropriate for younger audiences and is very readable, but it is packed with enough interesting information to hold the attention of an adult female cyclist who has done her fair share of reading cycling-related literature.
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Tips for Riding in the Rain
Tips for Riding in the Rain
Interview: Sam Whittingham of Naked Bicycles – Winner of NAHBS 'People's Choice'
Whittingham figures out how to keep customers on their bikes for many years after they roll away from his shop. He considers his advocacy work is getting his customers to use their bikes everyday “with a smile on their face.”
'Should I try commuting again?'
I’m thinking about trying commuting again. I would likely avoid the kind of accident I had. I would like some advice about what kind of equipment works for people and what the best accident avoidance strategies are.
The Advocate's Dilemma: A National Bike Summit Warm-Up
We need more people riding to improve facilities and education, but we need better facilities and education to get more people riding. We need to improve safety for cyclists, but an overemphasis on safety may reinforce the misperception that cycling is dangerous and discourage new riders.
Interview: Stephen Bilenky of Bilenky Cycle Works – Winner of NAHBS ‘Best Lugged Frame’
Bilenky Cycle Works won the award for Best Lugged Frame this year at the North American Handmade Bike Show (NAHBS).
NAHBS 2011 – Austin Day 3 – Wrapping It Up
We had a great time talking to this all-star cast of bike builders, focusing on commuter bikes. And in the process, we learned a whole lot about what working with a custom builder offers to the customer.
Moving Beyond the Automobile: Car Sharing
Moving Beyond the Automobile: Car Sharing
Interview: Nate Meschke of Signal Cycles – Winner of NAHBS 'Best City Bike'
Signal Cycles won the 2011 North American Handmade Bike Show (NAHBS) award for Best City Bike.
Interview: Katharine Horsman of Brompton Bicycle – NAHBS 2011
You’ve got to be pretty passionate about the causes you get involved in.
Gary Fisher Commutes By Bike
Gary Fisher Commutes By Bike
NAHBS 2011 – Austin Day 2
The affordability equation shifts in the direction of a custom built bike given the likelihood that the experience of the builder will yield a bicycle that will more than likely be the perfect bike for you for many years to come.
Gary Fisher Commutes By Bike
I don’t know what I was expecting, but it wasn’t this.
Interview: Mike Flanigan of A.N.T. Bicycles – NAHBS 2011
Mike talks about advocacy in terms of supporting advocacy organizations and bike events, but also by actively hoping that his ideas will be copied.
Interview: Renold Yip of YiPsan Bicycles – NAHBS 2011
Yip became a cyclist early, and he clearly does what he does out of love of bikes. But when he talked about advocacy was when he started singing my tune.
NAHBS 2011 – Austin Day 1
Whether or not you can afford to work with a custom builder, the insight that they bring into the industry is invaluable.
Me and My Bike
Me and My Bike
2011 NAHBS is Underway in Austin!
Stu and I arrived in the great little city of Austin last night, and woke up nice and ready for NAHBS – North American Handmade Bike Show.
'With each new cyclist, it's no longer The Other; it's us' (Roundup)
A NAHBS Interview trial run, Bisbee Bicycle Brothel, When Tabloids Attack, Rage Against Your Machine.
Commute by Bike T-Shirts: Get 'Em Now!
We made a big batch of Commute by Bike t-shirts, and they are available on Bike Bag Shop as of today. If you weren’t one of the five random t-shirt winners, there’s another chance to win.
Moving Beyond the Automobile: Bicycling
Moving Beyond the Automobile: Bicycling
A Link History of NAHBS – While Prepping for Austin
After a full day of Internet browsing through the bicycle porn that is the history of NAHBS, here are the bits that stand out.
Celebrities: Bike to the Oscars
Celebrities: I want to help you prepare for your most important commute of the year-–whether you care about the planet, or if you just want to appear that you care.
Interpreting Interpretations: An Analysis of the Bike Accident Tracker
The Bike Accident Tracker can “help move everyone past the overly-simplified arguments about cars vs. bikes and spur discussions on bike safety that are based on data instead of preconceived biases,