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How to Prevent Bike Theft
Yesterday we went for a staff happy hour in an area of Vancouver that has a disproportionately high rate of bike theft. I locked up to a bike rack just around the corner from the patio, but when I realized I couldn’t see my bike from our table, I got up and moved it to…
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Bike Commuter Profile: Nell Cochran
Nell Cochran began riding her bike to work a year ago. Her 9-mile commute between her home and her office in Washington DC takes her along the Mt. Vernon Trail, a multi-use path paralleling the Potomac River. “I remember seeing my first sunrise on a bike and thinking how lucky I was to be able…
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How to Become a Bike Commuter
Many years ago, when I was a university student in Montreal, a friend gifted me an old bicycle that he was no longer using, so that I may become a bike commuter. It was a partially rusted fixed-gear steed, more than a few sizes too big for me, with skinny tires and narrow handlebars that…
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Bike Commuter Profile: Tom Limon
One man’s journey from recreational mountain biking to a 25 mile regular commute.
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How to Dress for Bike Commuting in the Spring
A few weeks ago, I had a friend visit from out of town for a couple days. In Vancouver, BC, where I live, bike commuting is incredibly popular, and getting more so every year. It’s in fact so popular that I tend to forget many people from other cities don’t bike for transportation regularly, if…