Post any interesting links you find in the comment section.
National
- Getting to Know You
- Wood-Framed Renovo Bicycle Reminds Us of Simpler Times
- In the city’s bike wars, the downside of cycling isn’t counted as rigorously
- Hell on Wheels: Is there no end to the stream of traffic insults?
International
- A “Disgusted” Contador Hits Out At WADA & UCI
- Bamboo Bike, BamBike, Strives To Make Philippines Less Polluted (VIDEO)
- Cyclist ‘nudged’ by SUV catches everything on camera
Here is a link to a study done on the safety of separated bike paths: http://injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/early/2011/02/02/ip.2010.028696.full
And another good Streetsblog post on the media bias when reporting on bike/car altercations:
http://www.streetsblog.org/2011/02/11/on-bicycle-coverage-and-media-bias/
Out on the ride today I was passed by a car with a kid in the back facing out with his hands cupped over the partially open window. He looked like a prisoner trying to escape. For a moment then, I was a kid out breathing the air, moving, feeling the sunshine and I silently wished him well in his growing up.