Clik here to view.
What’s in a Name?
Do you name your bicycles? I have many friends who do. The name usually has a fun story behind it, like my friend’s touring bike, named Trigger after Roy Rogers famous horse. Or Big Red, an aptly...
View ArticleClik here to view.
My drive train is supposed to be silver?
Not black? Oops. I will be the first to admit I am not very good when it comes to chain maintenance. Although I know better, often I forget to wipe down my chain after a rainy ride (which is about 90%...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Celebrating Everyday Bicycling
Bike to Work Month is great! Bike to Work Day is great! These encouragement events increase bicycle ridership and illustrate the potential for every month to be bike to work month and every day to be...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Beware of Couple Selling Brooks Saddles
Our friends at JRA Bike Shop asked us to share this information with Seattle area bicyclists. A man and a woman, working together, have been approaching local bike shops and trying to sell Brooks...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Can a commuter morph into a roadie?
I ride my bike nearly everyday, although I don’t log very many miles. I live about 2 miles from my work, so my daily mileage is around 7-10 miles, depending on how many errands I run, or if I decide to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Go By Bike Program Receives Tool Donation from QBP
Quality Bicycle Products (QBP), the nation’s largest bicycle and parts distributor has donated $1,500 worth of tools to Washington Bikes’s Go By Bike program. The Go By Bike (GBB) program teaches safe...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Tale of Two Cycles: lust and lasting love
Have you ever gotten bike lust for a bike that you have been riding for years? I have an undisclosed number of bikes, but i ride two of them the most and they are my oldest steeds. I’ve been riding...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Bicycle Urbanism Symposium at the University of Washington June 19-22
In late January I wrote a post inviting your participation in the University of Washington’s Bicycle Urbanism Symposium. Several months have passed and now we are just two weeks from the event. We have...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Bicycle Urbanism Symposium a Smashing Success.
After considerable anticipation and planning over the past year and a half, the Bicycle Urbanism Symposium has come and gone. The College of Built Environments at the University of Washington recently...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Familybike Seattle Offering “Get Started Family Biking Seminars”
This Saturday July 20 from 2-5PM, Familybike Seattle is offering a “Get Started Family Biking Seminar” in Wallingford. Familybike Seattle is a non-profit, whose mission is to decrease barriers to...
View Article