Category: Bicycles
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Alameda County: Vote yes on B1.
Sure would be nice to have more bike lanes and transit options around here.
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SF to Berkeley Bike Ride.
One of my favorite rides — looking forward to doing this again when my broken wrist is healed. There’s a lot of great parks that line the Bay, and it is fun to see the whole SF Bay area in a day. I often stay closer to the East Bay shore, going through Oyster Bay…
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What is there to see between Dublin and Cork (but not *in* Dublin or Cork)?
I asked this on Quora, and no one answered, so I went ahead and answered my own question after having ridden between the two towns. There’s: the ruin of Kells Priory (“one of the largest and most impressive medieval monuments in Ireland”); the Rock of Cashel if you take the northerly route, or some nice…
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What to do when flying with bikes.
Bicycle Touring Pro has a good page with major airline policies laid out. It is from 2008, so perhaps a bit out of date, but a good starting point. This summer (2012) my wife and I flew with our bicycles from San Francisco to Dublin, rode around Europe for the summer, and flew back from Copenhagen to…
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What are some good beginner-to-intermediate biking routes in the San Francisco Bay Area?
My answer to this Quora question. From Berkeley, my favorite rides are: (1) Up old Tunnel Road (Ashby/13), a winding ~10 mile ride that is a moderate climb most of the way. You can return to Berkeley either via Claremont Ave, or for a longer ride go up to Grizzly Peak and drop out on…
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Why is cycling much more popular in Europe than the USA?
From a Quora answer I wrote in response to this question: I spent two months of the summer of 2012 cycling around Europe and thought about this a lot. Here’s what I have: (1) Urban Layout. European cities were designed before the advent of the automobile, so they all are arranged around a central point,…