Category: Vehicular Cycling

I kid you not, there is an expert at everything on the internet.
Just so you know, there are people who claim to have the “secret” to riding in a bike lane next to parked cars like we have in Orlando in College Park and Baldwin Park.
Here is Gary from California explaining how to do it. [...]

As a tradesman, I was taught two very important things. One was “Attention to Detail!” and the other was “Use the Right Tool for the Right Job!”
“Attention to Detail” means to single-mindedly finish one thing before moving on to another (so much for multi-tasking) and “Use the Right Tool for the Right Job” means don’t [...]

Since the 1930’s, London and other cities in the UK used pedestrian guardrails. If you haven’t been there and seen them, here is a pretty good picture from the Daily Mail.
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As you can see, in some places, they are on the sidewalk and line entire streets. In other places, they [...]

I’m a Point A to Point B kind of guy.
I have never been impressed by what people drive, but I have to admit that I was prejudiced against Kia and Hyundai cars, not because I didn’t like their looks, but for several years they broke down a lot. Not reliable. But now Consumer’s Reports says [...]

I received this book last Friday.  Interesting to note, Orlando’s own Mr. Bicycle, Mighk Wilson is quoted in the beginning chapters.
One of the many things learned thus far is the timeline history of the various bicycle “advocate” camps and their key players.
Since starting commuting, I’ve seen my interest in cycling grow exponentially. I think [...]

The bicycle, the bicycle surely, should always be the vehicle of novelists and poets. ~Christopher Morley
Last week I got to see another dimension of the bicycle — a crime-fighter’s steed. I also had the pleasure of watching nearly 2 dozen people transform from novice cyclists to proficient bike handlers. On day one, they [...]

Photo by Mighk
Today was a stellar day! The weather was perfect and my work for today consisted of shooting on-bike video for the Law Enforcement Toolkit. The objective was to shoot the best practices of bicycle driving with a uniformed officer. My subject was Bill Edgar of OPD (with appearances by Mighk). Bill runs the [...]

Until recently, for folks out there who are interested in learning how to ride on the streets safely,  there were not many choices.
If you were lucky enough, you found a training class, or maybe you found a mentor who could show you how to ride.   Or, with the Internet you could surf to find fleeting glimpses of articles [...]

There’s a new bike blog in town and you’ll want to bookmark this one!
On September 17, we profiled Jesse Ross, whose “car” is a Madsen bucket bike. That same day Mighk posted an alert about Xtracycle’s sponsorship program. The Ross family was in the market for a second utility bike, so Angie applied and received [...]

We finally got a significant break in the heat and I took advantage of it this weekend! Saturday I did a long recreational ride with two other women. Sunday I ran errands around town.

The day after a cold front is always windy. I didn’t care. Saturday, we planned a destination and route to ride into [...]