Sep 12 2009
Bicycles and Bicycling—Types, Trivia, and Truths
Bikes come in many and varied designs, and there are as many reasons for riding as there are cyclists. Here you’ll find a mix of articles for bicyclists of all levels of experience and every interest group. Come back often, because we update the archives regularly and are always adding new titles. And if there’s a subject you’d like to see covered, just click on the “Leave a Comment” link at the bottom of the title list and let us know. We’ll do our best to accommodate.

- • A Black Day in Surlyville, or, So Long and Thanks for All the Fish
- • Where On Earth Am I? My Garmin eTrex Legend HCx GPS Knows For Sure
- • Evaluating the SanDisk Sansa Clip
- • I Cycled Up Mt. Washington…! With BikeRouteToaster.com
- • Bike Touring: The Sierra Club Guide to Travel on Two Wheels by Raymond Bridge
- • Bikes About Town: The Fuji Crosstown 2.0
- • Day 6 Dream Crank Forward Semi-Recumbent
- • The Relaxed Frame Alternative
- • The Lowdown on the High Points of Riding a Recumbent
- • Rewards of Riding Rough Roads
- • Riding the Rough Stuff: Out My Back Door With My LHT
- • Riding the Rough Stuff: Touring Rugged Southern Brazil With Helton Moraes
- • Riding the Rough Stuff: Another Rugged Southern Brazil Tour by Marcos Netto
- • A Jewel of a Commuter: Marcos Netto’s New Old Bike
- • The Peugeot 10—A Tale of Love and Fate by Marcos Netto
- • Klaus Volkmann’s ‘Boo Recumbent: On Tour in Chile
- • Incident at Porto Alegre, Brazil: Power, Responsibility, and the Rule of Law
- • Bicycling is Healthy! Marcos Netto Makes Brazil’s National News
- • Eternal Love Requires a Good Padlock by Marcos Netto
- • Rough Riding in the Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil by Marcos Netto
- • The Bike Shops of Germany: Lucky Bike by Marcos Netto
- • The Bike Shops of Germany: XXXL Bike by Marcos Netto
- • The Cycleways and Cycling Ways of Germany by Marcos Netto
- • Germans and Their Bicycles by Marcos Netto
- • Mountain Biking Back Roads in Southern Brazil by Marcos Netto
- • To Hell and Back: Four Days Cycling in South Brazil by Marcos Netto
- • Festival of Beer and Beautiful Scenery: To Porto Alegre Felez by Marcos Netto
- • Pedaling From the Mountains to the Sea in Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul by Marcos Netto
- • Gimme a Brake: Short Hands Get a Grip
- • Cameras and the Cyclist
- • Shooting Pandas: Pictures from the Saddle
- • Strange Encounter Near Turnpike Crossing
- • Oh, Deer! Close Encounters of the Wild Kind
- • Dog Tags: ID That’s as Tough as You Are
- • A Minimalist First-Aid Kit for Cyclists
- • Trouble Breathing on the Bike? Breathe Right Strips
- • ’Tis the Season to be Wary! Or, How Not to Look Like a Deer
- • Almost Roadkill: Why Hi-Viz Isn’t Enough [trivia, safety]
- • SAfety First: Situational Awareness and the Solo Traveler
- • Girl Talk: Can You Solo Safely?
- • Life (and Death) in the Slow Lane
- • Sidewalk Cyclists—Sharks Among the Herring?
- • Rainy Days and Saturdays…
- • Cautious Cold Season Cycling
- • Riding Death Valley—The Hazard of Longitudinal Cracks
- • Happiness is a Hard (Road) Shoulder
- • Singletracks in the Snow
- • Making the Grade: Cake Isn’t Bad for Cyclists, Hills Are…
- • Climbing the Walls: The Joy of Granny Gears
- • Riding With the Old Woman: Wind and the Cyclist
- • Whiteout! Lake-Effect Snow, for Better or Worse
- • A Bike Shed Like None You’ve Ever Seen Before
- • A Load of Old Cobblers! “Boy on Bike,” an Arthritic Woman, & the Royal Mail
- • Vintage Raleigh Three-Speed Still Going After 60 Years… And So is its Engine!
- • Nigel Shoosmith’s Dad’s Vintage BSA Keeps Rollin’ Along
- • One Got Fat: A Short Bicycle Safety Film
- • Riding the Rough Stuff: Charlie Chadwick and His Travels
- • Fabulous Fixie Feats: Don’t Try This At Home…
- • Adventures on the Nowhere Bike
- • Who Needs a Bike? Workout in FOUR Minutes a Day!
- • Pedal Power! Generate More Than Sweat With Your Cycling Toil
- • Now Hear This! Cycling is So Peaceful! Er…What’s That You Said?
- • Freedom Isn’t Free: The Economics of Transportational Bicycling
- • Slow Down, You Move Too Fast…
- • The Ten Essential Truths of Cycling
- • Are You Bright? Or Are You Out of Sight
- • Reflecting on Life in the Slow Lane
- • Crash Course: Striking it Lucky
- • Strange Encounter Near Turnpike Crossing
- • I Can’t Walk, but I Can Bike!…
- • And the Lame Shall…Cycle? The Bicycle as Mobility Aid
- • Taking the Rear View—It Can Save Your Bacon
- • Look Back! Something Might Be Gaining on You
- • Now Hear This! Uncommon Courtesy Is Just Common Sense
- • A Horse is a Horse, Of Course, Of Course…
- • What On Earth! The View From Mars
- • The Meerkat Consensus on National Transport Policy
- • The Many Shades of Green
- • Will the REAL Cyclist Please Stand Up? Cycling is What YOU Want it to Be
- • The Road More Traveled: Mountain Biker and Walker Meet on the Trail
- • Cyclists Welcome! Ride-and-Park in Schuylerville, New York
- • The Scent of Apples
- • 5555? No Way! The Future Is Now


