Category: Culture
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Cargo Bike (Law) Life
I’ve always been a bike guy, but not always a cargo bike guy. For a long time I was a fixie guy focused on the “less is more” approach to my bike. To be honest, I bristled at the idea of a saddle bag. I used to think the point of riding was to go
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Mike Bannister: Dentist, Bike Collector, Beer Lover, Crash Survivor
Mike Used a Cycliq Video Get Cycling Justice! One of the simplest, yet most important, ideas that we as cycling advocates try to convey to drivers is that people riding bikes on the roads are actual people with lives and identities apart from just “cyclist.” They are people on bikes. They are wives, husbands, daughters
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A Bicycle Co-Op Offers Hope
Reimagining Downtown in Hogansville, Georgia In the quaint downtown of Hogansville, Georgia, the memories of a once thriving economy are visible at every turn, from the old Opera House to the Royal Theater. In this quiet corner of Troup County, south of the hustle and bustle of Newnan and the revitalized town of Senoia,
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The Hub for Cycling in Fairhope, AL
Katie Bolton’s Bike Shop is More than a Bike Shop. Katie Bolton and her husband Joseph are the proud owners of Fairhope Cycle and Tri in Fairhope, Alabama – the eastern shore. Their shop has been open for 8 years now and in addition to selling and servicing bicycles, the shop often is a “hub” for cycling
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The Ideal Cycling Camera
Is the Ricoh GR III the best cycling camera of all time? A camera is necessary kit for every ride. But finding the right camera has been a challenge, until now. My rebuttable presumption: the Ricoh GR III is the best cycling camera of all time. Read on, and if you can prove there’s a
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Uber as Bicycling Motorcade? Absolutely.
Faced with a perilous bridge, Charlie summons a motor-pacing escort. Know this $8 ride-hack! I often find myself wanting to ride on a roadway corridor that doesn’t want me there. At best, I could make it across alive with some close calls and a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach. At worst, I
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Social Media and Bicycle Advocacy
Polarization, victim-blaming, and incivility among cyclists is hurting us and our cause. Outrage. It is what drives action and engagement on the interwebs these days. If it’s not outrageous, it’s boring. The Election of 2018 proved that outrage increases TOS (“time on site”) more than friendship, sympathy, desire, or anything else. Judgment. By definition it
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The Tour de France from Behind the Lens
Interview of TdF photographer (and Bike Law Louisiana client) Chris Graythen It’s Tour de France time. I follow the racing daily through the footage on TV feed and still photos. But I hadn’t ever considered what’s happening on the other side of the camera lens. Like, what actually goes into snapping these pictures that we
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Amsterdam: Not Cycling Paradise
Don’t look to Amsterdam for the future of better biking in the United States. As the train crossed from Belgium into the Netherlands my excitement grew. I sat forward to get a better look out of the window at the country side. Then I saw them, beautiful, clean, pale red ribbons stretching through the low
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New Orleans Ride of Silence
May 15, 2019 I’m going to the Ride of Silence on the evening of Wednesday, May 15, 2019. This ride honors those who have been injured or killed while riding and raises awareness about sharing our roadways. If you’re in favor of this, come ride with us. The Ride of Silence happens worldwide and is now
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River City/Bike Law Team Represent!
Big News from the River City/Bike Law Team! Representing River City/Bike Law, team member Dan Lincoln raced in the Tour of Walla Walla, a four-stage road race held over three days in Washington’s beautiful Walla Walla Valley. This year was the Tour’s 21st year, with the race, now a Spring Classic in the racing schedule, held over the
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Ride Across South Carolina (in 1 day)
Timmy Finch joined 4 friends and rode from pizza parlor pizza parlor, 228 miles apart. On Saturday April 20, 2019, four of my friends (Nick D’Allesandro, Myles Lietzke, Bo Keller and Jason Layne) and I rode, essentially, across the state of South Carolina. This is not my first time riding across the state (as a SC bike
