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 comment link at the bottom of the title list and let us know. We’ll do our best to accommodate.
Getting Into Cycling and Sharing the Pleasure
- A Bike for All Reasons? What to Look For in an All-Rounder
- Going Somewhere: Cycling With a Purpose
- Tips for Cyclists With Stay-at-Home Partners
- You Know Your Bike Is Yours—But Can You Prove It?
- 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
- Vintage Raleigh Three-Speed Still Going After 60 Years… And So is its Engine!
- Nigel Shoosmith’s Dad’s Vintage BSA Keeps Rollin’ Along
- A Jewel of a Commuter: Marcos Netto’s New Old Bike, the Monark 10
- Long Live the Queen! A Monark 10 Gets a New Crankset by Marcos Netto
- The Peugeot 10—A Tale of Love and Fate by Marcos Netto
- Germans and Their Bicycles by Marcos Netto
- Klaus Volkmann’s ‘Boo Recumbent: On Tour in Chile
- Over the Hills (and Not Too Far Away) With the Bike Brothers
- The Recycling Cyclist: A Man on a Mission
- Love at First Bike…And It Was Bought at Walmart
- A Century Ride With a Difference! A Veteran Cyclist Shows Us All How It’s Done
- Paralympian João Corrêa and the Ultramarathon Challenge by Marcos Netto
- Feel the Wheels Rumblin’: Long Haul Micro-Tours
- The Joyfulness of the Long Distance Cyclist
- Rewards of Riding Rough Roads
- Riding the Rough Stuff: Out My Back Door With My LHT
- Amphibious Trekking: Rediscovering the World on Your Doorstep
- Riding the Rough Stuff: Touring Rugged Southern Brazil With Helton Moraes
- Riding the Rough Stuff: Another Rugged Southern Brazil Tour by Marcos Netto
- Eternal Love Requires a Good Padlock by Marcos Netto
- Rough Riding in the Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil 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
- Asphalt, Asphalt, Every Where, Nor Any Place to Park…
- Now Hear This! Cycling is So Peaceful! Er…What’s That You Said?
- Freedom Isn’t Free: The Economics of Transportational Bicycling
- Cyclists Welcome! Ride-and-Park in Schuylerville, New York
- Making Cycling Safer and Easier? The Case of Portland, Oregon
- Laments of the Invisible Cyclist: The Scourge of the Yard Sale Junkie
- Incident at Porto Alegre, Brazil: Power, Responsibility, and the Rule of Law
- A Bike Shed Like None You’ve Ever Seen Before
- A Load of Old Cobblers! “Boy on Bike,” an Arthritic Woman, & the Royal Mail
- 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
Gear, Talismans, and Other Kit
- Where On Earth Am I? My Garmin eTrex Legend HCx GPS Knows For Sure
- Evaluating the SanDisk Sansa Clip
Cycling and the Forces of Nature
- Rainy Days and Saturdays: Riding in Cold Rain
- Making the Grade: Cake Isn’t Bad for Cyclists, Hills Are…
- Don’t BUY Upgrades. Ride. Up. Grades.
- Chris Boardman’s Six Fundamental Rules for Descending
- 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
- Cautious Cold Season Cycling
- 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
- Reflecting on Life in the Slow Lane
- Crash Course: Striking it Lucky
- Are You Bright? Or Are You Out of Sight
- 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
- Sidewalk Cyclists—Sharks Among the Herring?
- Singletracks in the Snow
- The Road More Traveled: Mountain Biker and Walker Meet on the Trail
The Healing Quality of Cycling
- SAfety First: Situational Awareness and the Solo Traveler
- Why Cyclists Often Need to Turn a Blind Eye to the Beauty Around Them
- Girl Talk: Can You Solo Safely?
- Life (and Death) in the Slow Lane
- In the Midst of Life, or… Are You Feeling Lucky Today?
- Riding Death Valley—The Hazard of Longitudinal Cracks
- The Wire Next Time: Broken Spokes!
- Happiness is a Hard (Road) Shoulder
- Almost Roadkill: Why Hi-Viz Isn’t Enough
- Let There Be Light! Why Cyclists Shouldn’t Be Shy About Flashing
Working Out and Keeping Healthy
- Bicycling is Healthy! Marcos Netto Makes Brazil’s National News
- 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
- Nowhere Agonistes: Skid Marks on the Walls
Books, Films, and Websites: Information and Entertainment
- Bike Touring: The Sierra Club Guide to Travel on Two Wheels by Raymond Bridge
- I Cycled Up Mt. Washington…! With BikeRouteToaster.com
- 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…
- Birth of a Bicycle: A Backward Glance at What We’ve Lost
Sights, Happenings, and Encounters
- The Day I Rode With Eddy Merckx
- A Tale of Two Cyclists
- Strange Encounter Near Turnpike Crossing
- Oh, Deer! Close Encounters of the Wild Kind
- ’Tis the Season to be Wary! Or, How Not to Look Like a Deer
- A Horse is a Horse, Of Course, Of Course…
- The Meerkat Consensus on National Transport Policy
- In It for the Long Haul: Building Up the Ultimate Surly
- The Ten Essential Truths of Cycling
- What On Earth! The View From Mars
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Reflections, Commentary, and Philosophical Rambling
