Category: Culture
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Mardi Gras in New Orleans (by Bike)
On one Tuesday each year, the streets are closed in New Orleans while parades roll. Mardi Gras Day showcases the krewes of Zulu and Rex, two of the oldest and most iconic parades, rolling down St. Charles Avenue. Not surprisingly, thick crowds turn out to watch Rex’s procession of hand-made floats (assembled this way since
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Let’s Help CX Racers Stuck in Austin
*** UPDATE: 1/22/15: Now that all the donations are in, and the requests for funding have been processed, we have started to dole out the Relief Fund. As of this morning, we have sent out $,4410, benefiting 22 young racers! *** As most of you know, the last day of Cyclo-Cross Nationals in Austin was
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Mandatory Sidepath Confusion
Guest post from cycling historian Dr. James Longhurst Sidepaths haven’t existed for a century – so why do we still refer to “mandatory sidepath laws”? I want to reclaim a word. As a policy historian who has spent several years writing about the brief and largely-forgotten sidepath movement of the 1890s, I sometimes get an
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Report on the First Annual North Carolina Bike Summit
Those of you who know me (Ann) know I’m not a big fan of meetings. I’d rather be riding my bike than talking about how to ride my bike. But the First Annual North Carolina Bike Summit was an exception to my general meeting antipathy. The fact that the summit organizers were able to attract
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The Lost Art of the Group Ride
Every so often, I’ll ride a recreational group ride. I love the camaraderie of cyclists, the talk, the last minute pumps of air, the clicking in, and the easy drifting out as a peloton. “I miss riding in a group,” I’ll think to myself. The magic ends by mile 10. The group will surge, gap,
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Blue Ridge Tour, Day 4
The Queen Stage. 90 miles, 11,000 feet of climbing. Joined by South Carolina masters champion Scott Miner. I know I said that the other days were the greatest, but this was THE greatest. Bike Law
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Blue Ridge Tour, Day 3
We made it to Asheville, after the greatest day of cycling in all the history of the world. Seriously. Little Switzerland, Parkway, ascent up Mount Mitchell, 50 mph gusts, slight climb to Craggy Gardens, then 15 miles of bliss into Asheville. Mike B has ridden a bike alot, for years, proclaimed that his was his
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The Bikelaw Tour of the Blue Ridge has begun!
Taking a breather to open up the computer, after an hour in the hot tub of course. It’s Thursday afternoon, and two rides down. Day One, the crew assembled at Chetola in Blowing Rock, NC. After a few introductions, wheels up. A perfect afternoon ride up Route 221 to Linville and then down
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5 Bike Culture Blogs You Should Read
There are hundreds of them out there, but here are some great blogs covering the culture of biking – and featuring great content, images, videos, and stories. Bicycle Culture From Denmarkhttp://www.copenhagenize.com/ Bike Snob NYChttp://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/ Bike Portlandhttp://bikeportland.org/ BikeHuggerhttp://www.bikehugger.com/ Cyclelicioushttp://www.cyclelicio.us/ Bonus: Commute By BikeLots of tips and how-tos for commuters.http://commutebybike.com/ Peter WilbornBike Law founder and bicycle crash
