Tag: bike news roundup

It’s time for the weekly Bike News Roundup. First up, a filmmaking couple on a bike tour of the world were killed when a pickup struck them in Thailand. Mary Thompson and Peter Root were documenting their travels on their blog Two on Four Wheels. One of their videos was recently accepted by the Filmed…

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It’s time for the weekly Bike News Roundup! Say, did you know you can see all previous bike news roundups by clicking the tag? That’s a lot of bike links. Anyway, let’s kick things off with this video about a bicycle made almost entirely out of junked cars.

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It’s time for the weekly Bike News Roundup! First up, has this ever happened to you while trying to bust a u-ey on a skinny street?:

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It’s time for the weekly Bike News Roundup! First up, here is Chicago’s strategy for dealing with intersections and right-turning cars on their new protected bike lanes: Mixing zones. Does this bike lane count as an all-ages-and-abilities facility? (video by Steven Vance of StreetsBlog Chicago) Short ride down Desplaines Street from Steven Vance on Vimeo.

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It’s time for the weekly Bike News Roundup! Here are some tips for winter biking in Chicago, which is way colder than Seattle. Here, I would suggest just wearing whatever you would wear to go for a walk in the cold. Investing in good gloves and wearing extra socks could be a good idea, though.…

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It’s time for the weekly Bike News Roundup! Warning: Anybody with a heart condition should consult their doctor before watching this video:

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