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I’m a creature of habit, I take the same route to work every day along with many others. I recognize many people on my commute. There’s the girl with the gold helmet, her guy friend who wears plaid shirts exclusively. There’s the middle-aged woman with the very large panniers who always dresses for rain. There’s the girl […]

When people meet me they sometimes think I would always ride a fancy bike. But most days I ride a very plain hybrid. But what she lacks in style, she makes up in attitude. She’s very good at handling situations. Like when would-be thieves approach her… …She’s very feisty and doesn’t take any shit. She can […]

Yesterday as I approached a light on Mass Ave it turned red. The cyclist ahead of me rode blithely through it. I came to a complete stop. That was apparently a very unexpected move to the cyclist behind me… Should this really be that much of a surprise? However, this is why I sometimes signal […]

We’re all familiar with drivers getting frustrated sharing the road with cyclists. However, sometimes the frustration gives way to another frustrating behavior. That of asking questions. When I’m on my bike, drivers seem to find me very approachable when they need help with something. Apparently, I am the person to ask. I don’t know why but […]

I was waiting for an appointment the other day when I struck up a conversation with another woman in the lobby. She noticed my bike helmet and the conversation quickly turned to a discussion of cars versus cyclists. It was just on of those casual conversations you have with a stranger in passing. After voicing […]

My first city experience was when I interned for a TV production company in Boston for a summer in college. I knew nothing of Boston except for a few stops on the Red Line. Suddenly I found myself being sent to all ends of the city on foot, by car, driving the company van, and even […]

So you met someone and you want to go on a bike date. How do you make it a good bike date? Well, there are a few important things you should know. First of all it helps if you can both bike in the same direction at the same time on the same side of the […]

…Let’s talk about fashion. Or not. Because I’m not much of a fashionista. And never have been. I have gotten a little better since then. But my life doesn’t revolve around clothes. I really enjoy looking looking like crap some days. Or a bit dirty and grungy. And some times I even dress up (and […]

We all know that there are only two types of cyclists, right? Well, I happened to see this cyclist the other day at the grocery store: Now I’m confused. Which of the two cyclist types is he? Yeah, the stereotypes don’t make much sense. It would kind of be like classifying all drivers like this: