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Sunday, November 25, 2007

What's That Funny-Lookin' Bike On Your Banner?

It goes by various names; a longtail or a Sport Utility Bicycle (SUB). More specifically it's a Marin Novato with an Xtracycle Freeradical conversion kit. And even more specifically, mine is named Lakshmi, after the Hindu goddess of good fortune.

The Xtracycle combination means you'll rarely have the excuse of saying, "But I can't carry..."

Here's an example of a typical load: 80" bi-fold door and other miscellaneous stuff from Lowes, plus four bags of groceries from the produce stand and the supermarket; all in one 10-mile round trip.

For more examples of what people carry on SUBs, go here.

Sunday, October 28, 2007

Welcome to Bicycling Is Better

The price of gasoline just jumped ten to fifteen cents over the past couple of days. Perhaps you're concerned climate change is human-caused and you want to be part of the solution. Maybe you're sick of sending your hard-earned dollars to oil-exporting countries that don't respect human rights. Maybe your waistline is getting a bit out of hand or you're just tired of feeling tired. Or it could be that you feel like the folks in that Police song: "Packed like lemmings into shiny metal boxes/ Contestants in a suicidal race."

Bicycling might not solve any of those problems, but if it helps you feel like you're doing something positive about them...well, that's surely a very good thing.

I hope you'll join me every so often to learn about how you can make bicycling a bigger, better part of your life. I'll be posting about bike selection, basic skills, safety, accessories and equipment, and neat tips and tricks to make your cycling life easier.

Have a question? Post a comment and I'll post an answer.

And if you like what you see here, please pass it along!