Category: Culture
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Women on Bikes Day 6: Lauri Boxer-Macomber
Law Lauri sees the world from her , and works make it better. Bike Law is lucky to get the benefits of Lauri Boxer-Macomber (Bike Law Maine), another female bicycle crash attorney in our Network. And all cyclists, especially women bicyclists, are safer, stronger, more supported, understood, and respected, because of who she is, the work she does, and
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Women on Bikes Day 4: Nedra Deadwyler
Tour Atlanta by with a modern day Freedom Rider. “If we are to have peace on earth, our loyalties must become ecumenical rather than sectional. Our loyalties must transcend our race, our tribe, our class, and our nation; and this means we must develop a world perspective.” MLK Jr. Christmas in Atlanta, 1967 Atlanta Bike Advocacy
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Women on Bikes Day 3: Kathryn Doornbos
Kathryn is an inspiration for other women on bikes and has paved the way for the rest of us to be wheels down, heard, and SEEN. How could you possibly know that someone’s in need if you don’t even know they exist? In the universe of bike advocacy and promoting women on bikes, being effective
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Women on Bikes Day 2: Ann Groninger
Meet Law Ann, the first member of the Law Network Welcome to Day 2 of our Women on Bikes Bike Law takeover! For the 14 days leading up to Women’s Cycling Day 0n October 10th, we will be celebrating 15 of the most thoughtful, committed, smart, and compassionate women in the saddle, as our tribute to female
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Women on Bikes Day 1: Heather Mason & Lauren Hefferon
14-Day Social Media Takeover starts with the Founders of Women’s Cycling Day Welcome to Day 1 of our Women on Bikes Bike Law takeover! For the next 14 days, we will be celebrating 15 of the most thoughtful, committed, smart, and compassionate women in the saddle, as our tribute to female cyclists everywhere. Why Women on Bikes?
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Bike Law Ambassador: Cycling Teaches Life Lessons
Guest post by Bike Law Ambassador Nicole Van Baelen The pandemic has affected our lives in many different ways. For me, working from home has provided both the opportunity, and the need, to spend more time than usual riding my bike. While riding the 3500 miles I have logged so far in the saddle this
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Heidi Saul: An Advocate for Diversity in Cycling
“Ms. Bling” celebrates cycling in Alabama Diversity in cycling is a long overdue and very welcomed trend. The face of cycling is changing, for the better. In Birmingham, Alabama, that face is Heidi Saul. Active in multiple groups diversifying recreational cycling, Heidi is known for her cycling outfits, her passion for the bike, and her
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Virtual Bike Racing, Part 2
This article follows Part 1 about virtual bike racing in a time of COVID. How the Tour of the Gila went virtual. For the past 33 years, the small southwestern New Mexico town of Silver City transforms into a bicycling bonanza during the final weekend of April. That’s when bicyclists from across the U.S. and internationally descend on
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Virtual Bike Racing, Part 1
How cyclist Eric Hill brought virtual racing to America’s top bike races. As a result of COVID, I’ve spent significantly more time riding indoors. Many of our group rides have temporarily disbanded, not to mention our pleasant spring weather in Texas and Louisiana has been pushed aside by harsh summer heat and humidity. I / Bike
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The Quarantine has Awakened Bike Love
Will It Stick Around After Corona? My first tip should have been the text I received from my father-in-law. He was looking for suggestions on bikes that he and my mother-in-law could get and ride. They’ve had bikes before but those were left to succumb to the salt air and rust, abandoned outdoors right next
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Cycling in the Age of Coronavirus
Bike Law Kurt — just back from Spain — on how to keep pedaling. No snot rockets, k? As I write this we still seem far from getting a final handle on how to deal with the coronavirus. Planned events, including USACycling competitive and other events, pro tour events and alternative events like the Belgian Waffle ride have all
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A Call to Drive with Real 20-20 Vision
Coach Oke’s Ghost Bike Several years ago, I was jogging alongside Reid Park in Tucson, Arizona when suddenly I was greeted by an old ghost bike. The stark white frame of the bicycle memorial juxtaposed against the soft, dusty hues of the desert landscape immediately caught my attention. What retained it was a hand-painted sign
