Last weekend, on Sunday, January 17, 44-year old Christopher Lecanne was killed in a hit-and-run accident while he bicycled on Key Biscayne, a popular area for road cyclists. The driver of the car was under the influence and after hitting Lecanne, dragged his mangled bike for about 4 miles before it became dislodged from under [...]
Yesterday morning I took the scenic route back home from the synagogue, going down all of Lincoln Road Mall, to the Oceanwalk Promenade, then up 5th St before heading home (see the MapMyRide.com Map). On a whim, I decided to count all the bikes I came across my way, whether parked or with riders. Everyone [...]
A news article from New York was heavily making its way across the cycling blog/Twitter-verse yesterday, about some New York City bicyclists that repainted some bike lanes in Brooklyn. I vaguely registered the news item on my radar, but did not take a moment to read it until a friend of mine sent it to [...]
The Miami Herald published in both online and print form an article on Miami’s Critical Mass this past weekend. The writer, Andres Viglucci, rode with the group on at least one ride, probably a couple more, and used his first-hand experience to give us an article that describes the group. It is a good article, [...]
Consider this as a PSA of sorts. I was reading my new favorite webcomic (a post about it later this week) and came across this strip. I’ll be darned if that’s not how I’ve felt sometimes when I’m out riding. This is especially a problem when we ride Downtown from the Beach for a Bike [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
As being reported on cycling blogs all over the Miami area, Bike Miami Days has set its date for the third event. Mark your calendars for Sunday, January 18, 2009 for Bike Miami Days 3 (Tokyo Drift or The Search for Spock, you pick). Also, Mike Lydon of TransitMiami.com has written an excellent Op-Ed piece [...]
I came across a post (thanks to Spokes ‘n’ Folks) made on the Copenhagen Cycle Chic blog entitled “Terminology Folly.” Go ahead and read it; it’s a good article and it holds a core truth. Waltzing around the cycle blogosphere it seems odd that so much terminology has spawned regarding what is, in fact, a simple pursuit. Is it [...]
