Archive for October, 2008

My Homer Simpson Moment … and a Happy Ending

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October 31, 2008
My Homer Simpson Moment … and a Happy Ending

Just the other evening, I got a late start home. While not dark, it was rapidly getting there (it was cold too!). On the bike trail, blissfully ignorant, I am making good time when I managed to run over something sharp.
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Having Fun in the Dark

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October 30, 2008
Having Fun in the Dark

The good news is, next week your ride to work will be brighter. But depending on when you leave work, you may find yourself in twilight, or darkness, on the way home. One of the reasons it’s hard for bike commuting to take hold in Florida is that we have our optimum riding weather...
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Little Big Things

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October 29, 2008
Little Big Things

Photo by LisaB It’s a park. It’s a part of the commons. It’s an enhancement to the entire community… whether they ride bikes or not. It’s only a few 10ths of a mile long, but it connects two networks of pleasant, low-volume roads which are otherwise only connected by an arterial road. It connects...
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Cold Morning Commute

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October 29, 2008
Cold Morning Commute

I know, I know.  It doesn’t snow like this in Orlando.  But with some of the coldest weather of the season so far upon us, I wondered how everyone did with their commute clothing options …
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Video: the case for leaving wide lanes alone

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October 29, 2008

The following video is a segment of what Brian DeSousa shot with me a few weeks ago. This follows the Orange Avenue footage as we turn right and head South on U.S. 17-92 (Mills). Mills Ave. has 15ft curb lanes. They are a foot wider than the FDOT “standard” width which is considered share-able...
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Alternative Transportation Featured in Today’s Orlando Sentinel

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October 28, 2008
Alternative Transportation Featured in Today’s Orlando Sentinel

Photo of our very own Andrewp (by Red Huber, ORLANDO SENTINEL) Andrew Harrell, 50, rides his bicycle at the end of his 12-mile commute to work in downtown Orlando from Winter Park on Monday, October 27. Automobile traffic in Orlando has dropped by an average of 2 percent as the slow economy and high...
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Every Lane is a Bike Lane

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October 27, 2008
Every Lane is a Bike Lane

Let’s hear it for unambiguous signage! From an article in the San Fransisco Examiner: SAN CARLOS – Margaret Pye remembers the honking, shouting and tailgating she endured while commuting home. The bicyclist grew tiresome of the treatment she received from drivers in San Carlos, and fought for equal access to the roads by lobbying...
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Ticketed for bike-rack on S.R. 408?

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October 24, 2008
Ticketed for bike-rack on S.R. 408?

  Heard an interesting and possibly disturbing story (if it is really true) from a friend at work.  This concerns an acquaintance of his who recently was taking his car down S.R. 408.  This car was equipped with a Thule bike-rack that plugs into a receiver hitch at the back of the car (not the...
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LBS Open on Sunday?

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October 23, 2008

If you rely on your bike as transportation, sometimes you need some help on a Sunday. The problem might be as minor as a flat tire and your glue is dried up, yet local bike shops may not be open on Sunday so that they can sell you even a patch kit. I spent...
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Commuting Clinic at Retro City Cycles

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October 23, 2008
Commuting Clinic at Retro City Cycles

Fall is Spring in Florida! Now is the time to get started. Save money, get in shape, relieve stress, connect with your community… ride your bike to work! Please join us Tuesday, November 11 at 6 PM. Retro City Cycles 1806 N. Orange Avenue Orlando, FL 32804
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