I recently told you about some upgrades I am making to my Schwinn euro-style city bike project. Friday when I got home from work, I was excited to find a small brown box on my front porch. Inside the box were the last of the parts I had ordered from Vince at the Dutch Bike Co. in [...]
Today’s guest post from Dave Steele provides an interesting perspective I have never considered. What would you do if you couldn’t ride a bike? I’m one “those crazy people.” You know, one of those people who has been known to show up to work on a bike when the air temp is well below zero with [...]
Who would have guessed? From Nairobi to Copenhagen to Tim K up in the Driftless Region to me in Milwaukee to you wherever you are. If the kids in Nairobi get it, perhaps there is a little hope for the future. Check out ‘Me and My Bike’ by Dickson Oyugi and crew, a award winning video from 1minutetosavetheword’s [...]
The Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin officially announced the date and schedule for this years state bike summit. Check this link for details at the Bike Fed website. Unless another volcano blows it’s top, this year’s keynote speaker will be Andreas Rohl, the head of Copenhagen’s bicycle program! I saw a presentation by Andreas in Washington, D.C. at [...]
Readers of Over the Bars know I like big ideas and big thinkers. Anyone who knows me well can testify that I am fond of making personal pronouncements. Richard M. Daley, the previous mayor of Chicago, was a big thinker who was not afraid to speak out in favor of his convictions. Relative to bicycling, his oft-repeated [...]
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