Personal Advantages and Bicycling: How I Really Started Riding
A few weeks ago I had the wonderful opportunity to give the luncheon keynote address at a conference on Equity and Health in Transportation, put on by the Seattle-King County Public Health District and held in Tacoma. This came at a good time, as it let me express some ideas that have been crystallizing in [...]
How to Get a Dropped Bike Chain Back On, Grease-Free
As I mentioned in my Week Two round-up for the 30 Days of Biking effort, last week my chain came off while we rode up the hill in search of frozen yogurt. My husband called out from behind me, “Shift and pedal it back on!” In the heat of the moment as he tried to [...]
Reality Check
Lest you think my bike commuting life always proceeds smoothly with never a hitch in my getalong, let me describe my ride the other morning. I made the last day of my vacation a Monday to extend the sweet sleeping-in sensation one more day and give myself a shorter work week for the re-entry. Betsy [...]
Independence and Freedom, Courtesy of the Bicycle
Some of the ways riding a bike makes me feel independent and free: Competence and self-sufficiency: I can fix most basic mechanical problems that would stop me from going down the road. Not all, but I can patch or replace the tube to repair a flat tire, get the chain back onto the derailleur, and fiddle [...]
