There’s a ton of cycling blogs out there, but these below are perfect for the slow bicyclist. They celebrate the normalcy of the bike in its day-to-day environment. Each presents news, commentary and photos on the subject, and even though none are local to Miami or Florida (those are coming in a later post), they [...]
Though I ride during the week every morning to synagogue, I had never done it to go there for Shabbat. This past Friday all was ready at the house with some time to spare (!) so I decided to do it, ride the bike to shul for Shabbat; I’d ride there, leave the bike, leave [...]
I’m fairly decided that I’ll be getting an European city bike, but now the issue becomes which one. At the moment it comes down to two bikes. Up to a few months ago the answer was clear: the Electra Amsterdam 3 Classic, the male companion to my wife’s bicycle.I absolutely love the look of the [...]
As we stand on the threshold of autumn (for whatever that is worth in Miami), and with it a new season of Bike Miami Days, I can’t help but be excited. What started as a one-day event back in November 2008 has exploded into a whole entity, now with seven all-day ciclovías under its belt, [...]
I have this post in my Drafts folder wherein I talk about my Bike Miami Wish List, four things I would love to see happen in upcoming Bike Miami Days. Well, turns out that there might not even be a Bike Miami Days anymore! I wrote the following post for Miami Metblogs. No More Bike [...]
As much as I love my bike, the Red Beast, the time is coming close for me to upgrade my ride and get a better bike. I bought the cruiser very much with the proviso that I was buying a cheap bike to see if I was going to like this whole cycling business. After [...]
It’s a question I’ve heard a few times: what exactly is slow bicycling? I figured it would be good to give an answer here, so that the post remains for those who will ask eventually down the line. Let’s start with part of the introduction on the Slow Bicycle Movement group on Facebook. It’s about [...]
The folks behind Copenhagenize.com and Amsterdamize.com, two extremely fine blogs and sort of the spearheads of the slow bicycle ideal, did this video that is just hilarious. Take a look at the first Copenhagen Invitational Slow Bicycle Race (note: includes some colorful language). This was originally posted to the Slow Bicycle Movement blog. I think [...]
This last weekend I came across two fantastic bicycle-themed T-shirts that deserve to be shared. The first one was spotted at BikeTown Miami, on Thursday 8/27. Worn by Mike Lydon (of Transit Miami and part of the group driving the Miami Bicycle Master Plan), it boldly states what every cyclist in Miami is thinking: MORE [...]
This store opened during my time out of town so I just recently had a chance to stop by and visit. Here’s the store’s info: Federal Bike Depot 327 W 47 St (Pinetree Dr & 47 St) Miami Beach, FL 33140 305-538-BIKE (2453) www.federal-bike.com (not operational at the moment of this article) federalbike @ yahoo.com [...]
