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 [...]
The Labor Day holiday weekend is here, and that means that what would normally have been a busy Sunday of running errands need not be so hectic. Considering how the weather has been for the past week, we were surprised to see that by the early afternoon the sun was still shinning strong and the [...]
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 [...]
Due to dealing with family issues that had me spending a lot of time in Puerto Rico, I’ve not been on the bike almost at all this year (attending the last Bike Miami Days in May being the big exception). That changes today. I’m heading out now to Bayfront Park in Downtown Miami to attend [...]
My 3-year-old nephew came to stay with us for a week, and my wife got him a proper bike. We saw his “bike” at home in Orlando, an old tricycle he got when he turned 2, and it was just not working for him; his legs are now too long, so he couldn’t pedal well, [...]
A few weeks ago I got an email from Jim W. Harper, columnist for Biscayne Times (Harper’s Environment), with a request for an interview about bicycling in Miami. I happily agreed and a couple of emails later it was all done. The current edition of the Biscayne Times has the article that includes part of [...]
Last week was the Miami Book Fair International, a world-class literary event that brings together hundreds of authors (of all stripes, nationalities and levels of accomplishment) and thousands of fans of the written word on the streets of Downtown Miami. The activities are divided between talks and conferences during the week and the street fair [...]
It’s been a looong time since I last rode my bike, mostly due to the High Holy Days throughout the month of October. Last week I rode my bike to synagogue once, but this week I decided I was getting back to the routine of using it every day, and so far so good. This [...]
(Note: This information also appears as a page on Slow Bike Miami Beach.) Over the years we both have owned a number of bikes, but these are the ones that we have right now, the ones we use to slow-bike our way around Miami Beach. This is my bike, a Schwinn Legacy Cruiser from Target. [...]
