Category: Commentary

  • Speeding on a bike path in Denver will now cost you

    Submitted by 303cycling on June 17th, 2019

    Pay heed all you urban commuters and those looking to ride at time trial speeds on Denver’s bike paths. The penalty for speeding will cost you $100…and that’s for the first offense. What are your thoughts?  Read more

    • How Do Drivers Not See That They’re the Worst?

      Submitted by 303cycling on May 29th, 2019

      You know how it goes: your city proposes a new bike lane project or does something else to encourage cycling, and inevitably the eternally simmering “drivers-vs-cyclists” debate flares up again. Read more

      • Cyclists can rejoice riding up Pikes Peak

        Submitted by 303cycling on May 24th, 2019

        Shuttles (no personal cars) to be only non-hiking option for most headed to Pikes Peak summit From OutThere ColoradoBy Conrad Swanson For the second consecutive summer, a shuttle will be about the only option for hundreds of thousands of people to reach the top of Pikes Peak. Starting Friday, those visiting the mountain must parkRead More

        • Trump threatens tariff increase this week

          Submitted by 303cycling on May 20th, 2019

          President Donald Trump on Sunday said he would increase the punitive tariffs on some Chinese goods, including bikes and bike products, from 10% to 25% on Friday.  Read more

          • How We Talk About Drivers Hitting Cyclists

            Submitted by 303cycling on May 15th, 2019

            What the media gets wrong, and why, says a lot about how our society views vulnerable road users Read more

            • BPSA and PeopleForBikes boards vote to merge organizations

              Submitted by 303cycling on April 24th, 2019

              The boards of the Bicycle Product Suppliers Association and PeopleForBikes Coalition have each voted to merge the organizations. Read more

              • Don’t Underestimate the Health Benefits of E-Bikes

                Submitted by 303cycling on April 15th, 2019

                A study of the cognitive and psychological effects of outdoor cycling finds equal results for normal bikes and e-bikes Read more

                • E-scooter legislation worries bike advocates

                  Submitted by 303cycling on April 10th, 2019

                  From Bicycle Retailer and Industry NewsBy Doug McClellan Proposed bills across the U.S. would put bicycles and e-bikes on the same legal footing as the micromobility devices. BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — Cycling advocates are casting a wary eye on bills pending in several statehouses that seek to legalize electric scooters. Their concerns aren’t with e-scootersRead More

                  • The Hazards of Telling People You’re a Cyclist

                    Submitted by 303cycling on April 9th, 2019

                    From Outside MagazineBy Eben Weiss Why telling people you ride elicits serious bike-splaining—and what you can do about it Recently I went to go see a cosmetic dermatologist to have something taken off my face. (A basal cell carcinoma, not my laugh lines and crow’s feet.) As I lay in a recliner waiting to beRead More

                    • CABDA shows expanding to Denver and New York area

                      Submitted by 303cycling on March 29th, 2019

                      From Bicycle RetailerBy Stephen Frothingham The Chicagoland Area Bicycle Dealers Association will continue to expand its reach far from the shores of Lake Michigan in the next 12 months. CABDA’s Midwest show closed Thursday and organizers announced two new venues for its next season. In October this year, CABDA will launch a demo event inRead More