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The 5 Top Moves You Should Always Do When Cycling in a Group

5/21/2021

 
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Unless you ride a bicycle built for two or carry a child on a bike, it is one person one bike.  But cycling is a social activity and sometimes bikes travel near other bikes.  When you and your bike join a group of riders, it is a way to meet new people or spend time with old friends who share your love of cycling, follow a leader and learn about new destinations and routes, and sharpen your cycling skills by modeling the behavior of more experienced cyclists.  But riding in a group is different than riding solo so what are some of the dos and don’ts of group riding etiquette?


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Your Ebike Questions Answered

5/18/2021

 
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​1)    What is an ebike?
An ebike, also known as an electric bike, is a regular bike with the addition of a motor, battery, and display.  These additions are designed to assist a rider.  It’s a bike with a boost.  
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2)      What type of people should consider an ebike?
An ebike is ideal for anyone who wants a workout (studies show you get 94% of the aerobic benefit compared with riding a non-assisted bike), wants to arrive less sweaty and exhausted, haul a heavy load, have a sense of certainty when you will arrive for an appointment, ride with a faster friend, get outdoor exercise even with physical limitations, reduce auto trips, and extend biking into the colder months.


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Pedaling Influence

5/13/2021

 
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When you think about bicycle advocacy today, what comes to mind is probably the work of the non-profit groups and passionate individuals who work with elected officials and municipal transportation agencies to get more bike lanes and trails—bicycling infrastructure.  This is certainly one of the things they do, but there is a lot more.  According to Kevin Dekkinga, Director of Membership at the League of American Bicyclists and guest speaker at the May 11, 2021 meeting of the Chicago Cycling Club, this national advocacy group was founded in 1880 in Newport R.I. around the issue of infrastructure—they were proponents of the good roads movement that advocated for changing  the gravel and dirt roads and creating smooth, paved surfaces that could be used for the high wheel bicycles that were popular at that time.  Kevin quipped that the League was involved with gravel before gravel was cool!  Fast forward to the present and the League is still advocating for infrastructure for bicycling, but they also have in their mission to educate and encourage and have the programs to support it.  


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