There are many blogs about women biking in skirts and heels full of advice and tips. There are fewer about men biking in skirts and heels. Perhaps there is an underserved audience. Maybe men could also benefit from wearing skirts in traffic? So this week I conducted some undercover research to maybe offer some tips. […]
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When you’re biking in the city you want to be as visible as possible. One way to do that is to get some bright yellow gear: However on a recent ride on my new bike across town to Jamaica Plain I discovered a new way to be visible… wear a ridiculously awesome (and very short) […]
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The first place to look would be inside any of the potholes on Mass. Ave. near the Christian Science Plaza.
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I have a problem. I go to my local bike shop way too often. Frequently I need to get things. But not always. Sometimes I just want to touch the bikes or look at shiny things. However my roommate, seen here in one of her more quiet moments… …has a different theory. She thinks that […]
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Update: I will be contributing some posts to Boston Biker. If you happen to read both blogs you will notice some overlap of content. But for my regular readers you can keep your eyes here- you won’t miss a beat of my misguided attempt to make the world a better place for bikers through silly […]
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Every morning this woman on a Vespa passes me looking very stylish on her way to work. I can’t help but wonder- aren’t her legs bored?
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The best part of commuting by bike is that I don’t have to spend part of the day here: Instead, my days go like this: And before you assume this was a bike ride for leisure or exercise, it was actually a trip to the grocery store. I needed an eggplant. […]
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When you get a new bike, there is always an important bonding period. It’s important to take some time to get to know your bike. The first thing to do is to go on a long long ride. It’s best to not have a plan or a schedule and just go. Leave the city and […]
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There comes a time (apparently) when a cyclist gets so obsessed with bicycles that friends and family decide they have to intervene. I assumed I had a ways to go before I hit the obsession point as I have not: built my own bike figured out what gearing ratios are or learned how to adjust a […]
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