I’m participating in the Movember anti-prostate cancer fundraising campaign currently underway. As you may know, it involves getting clean-shaven on November 1st and letting your ‘stache grow for a month, as a mark of participation in the campaign. I’ve shaved off my goatee and am currently sporting a nascent trucker-style
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Decisions, Decisions
It’s time to get new business cards. I’m thinking of including a QR code that links to my website. Are you currently using QR codes? Would you be intrigued enough to scan? What about the card itself? Too much information? LOL.
On Bicycles
Please join People’s Coop Bookstore for an evening of books and bikes! Wednesday, October 19 People’s Coop Bookstore On Bicycles talk & signing: Wednesday, October 19 at 7:30pm – 9pm 1391 Commercial Drive Join editor Amy Walker and writer Lori Kessler for stories from On Bicycles – 50 Ways the
Give Your Old Bike New Life
Maybe your apt or condo bldg has a bike locker with a few old bikes left behind by former tenants? You have an old mtn or road bike that’s looking lonely and unused while the new bike gets all the mileage? Here’s a great way to do some fall cleaning
Stories by the Campfire
This was a great day of shooting. Great music, lots of engaged visitors, and excellent presenters offering a taste of local history.
Kids’ Bike Seats, Trailers, and Towing
I would not recommend a back-mounted child seat because I think it puts the weight up too high and makes the bike more unstable. It’s also bad for kid’s necks when they fall asleep in those seats and their heads flop over. The seats for small children where they sit
Healthy Parks, Healthy People Highlighted in Youth Videos
This summer, three groups of young people collaborated on videos about Healthy Parks, Healthy People as part of Metro Vancouver’s 2011 Youth Video Project. I wrote the script for this behind the scenes look at their experience.
Our Community Bike Club Launches Summer Bike Camp for Kids
Hey folks, Did you know that the organization behind Our Community Bikes has been running after-school Bike Clubs in Vancouver Public Schools for the last four years? This year (after winning on the Social Enterprise Dragons competition) they are pleased to be offering Our Community Bike Club SUMMER BIKECAMPS! What’s
Bike Lane Eats in Vancouver
Here’s a map of restaurants, coffee shops, and fast food outlets along the Hornby and Dunsmuir separated bike lanes. View Bike Lane Eats in Downtown Vancouver in a larger map
Flying with Folders
Folding bikes are quickly becoming more popular as the technology, performance, and design of these portable pedalers improves. Here’s my recent article for Granville Online, listing three folders light enough to meet Harbour Air’s weight restrictions for luggage, as well as an accompanying piece describing the Vancouver floatplane company’s carbon-offset