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
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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
Capitalizing on Disaster?
There’s been a spate of Tweets and articles circulating in the cycling world about how Tokyo commuters, stranded by a lack of transit due to the recent earthquake, cleaned out bike shops in the city, looking for a way to get home. Frankly, it rubs me the wrong way and
Are You Asking The Most Important Question?
“When will we learn to ask ‘And then what’ as a matter of course?” JEREMY CHERFAS Biologist and BBC Radio Four broadcaster; author of The Seed Savers Handbook. I’ve swiped the above quote from a great website called Edge (http://www.edge.org/). Its mandate is to: “arrive at the edge of the
Sustainable Superheroes
In case you missed it the first 47 times I mentioned it, here’s a link to my latest article for the Tyee, because I haven’t posted anything over the holidays. Happy New Year! But while the heroes of Hollywood’s cinematic comic strips may save the world on occasion, how do
Sail-trike Rider Completes Cross-country Voyage
Back in June, I posted about John McTaggart and his attempt to go coast to coast across the southern U.S. with the Pterosail, a pedal, sail, and electric-assist powered recumbent trike. Well, he’s done it! Check out this innovative machine and highlights of his journey in this 5 minute Youtube