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Changing lanes in traffic can be challenging. To help you change lanes with confidence, we’ve put together a simple instructional video, as part of our larger bike education video series.
While some studies show women, in general, are more risk-averse than men, that doesn’t necessarily mean we’re scared of riding. But it does mean, just like driving a car, women want to feel competent and confident behind the wheel(s). That desire is…
The battle for the Rust Crown is down to the wire. Rust Belt rivals Pittsburgh and Cleveland are neck and neck as the National Bike Challenge winds to a close. The cities’ have channeled their bitter rivalry into the Challenge, squaring off in the Rust Belt Battle of the Bikes. With just a little over a week left in the Challenge, Cleveland is winning in mileage with a little more than 617,000, but Pittsburgh still leads in total points — which is the deciding factor.
Most accidents happen at intersections. To reduce risk and boost visibility, it’s important to position yourself clearly on the road, signaling as needed. In the next bike education video, we’re looking at the ABCs of intersection positioning. Watch the rest of the videos in our bike education series here.
With the release of our Women on a Roll report, we’ve been showcasing the momentum behind women in bicycling for weeks now — and nowhere was that more evident than at Interbike last night (yep, you read that right!). It was a packed house at the OIWC awards.
Ballot measures have become an integral part of transportation finance, particularly to provide a local match for federal dollars. Bicycle and pedestrian advocacy organizations around the countries are looking towards ballot measures in improving transportation choices and investments. With a 79 percent victory rate in 2012, voters are telling their governments that transportation matters – and they’re willing to pay for it.
As we head to Interbike, the biggest bike industry event of the year, we checked in with Elly Blue, author and Women Bike Advisory Board member, for her take on how retailers and manufacturers can increase female ridership. Here’s 5 tips for the industry from the author of the forthcoming book, Bikenomics.
Anthony Redding’s old mountain bike hung, untouched, in his garage for a good 15 years. But when he received word he’d have to get both of his knees removed, he decided to make a change and get back on his bike. We caught up with the Hanover, Pa.-based National Bike Challenge participant to talk about his journey back to bicycling.
I couldn’t have been more excited to see the October issue of Bicycling magazine include a story on “Eight innovators who are flush with new ideas about how bicycles can change the world.” And I wasn’t at all surprised that six of the innovator were women…
$2.3 billion. Just let that sink in for a second. That’s how much women contributed to the bike industry in 2011. And it’s just a drop in the potential bucket. In our “Women on a Roll” report, we highlight Consumer Products as one of the 5 Cs of Women’s Bicycling.