Category: Commentary
BPSA and PeopleForBikes boards vote to merge organizations
Submitted by 303cycling on April 24th, 2019The 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, 2019A 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, 2019From 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, 2019From 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, 2019From 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
Crested Butte, Boulder, and Breck Epic named in Outside Magazine’s Best Bike Rides in the World
Submitted by 303cycling on March 26th, 2019With so many beautiful and epic places to ride on this planet we call Earth, it is no surprise a few in our very own backyard popped up on this list. Check it out. From Outside MagazineBy Marc Peruzzi The 25 Best Bike Rides in the World Right Now Tour de France stages. Classic BritishRead More
Arkansas the next fat-tire mecca?
Submitted by 303cycling on March 25th, 2019From OutsideBy Andrew Tilin The Walmart Heirs Putting Arkansas on the Fat-Tire Map How a couple of heirs to an American retail dynasty are putting Bentonville, Arkansas, on the fat-tire map Tom Walton parks his bike and surveys the surrounding terrain. Where I see modest hills sheathed in uninspiring winter brown, he sees cycling gold.Read More
Is Road Riding Worth the Risk
Submitted by 303cycling on March 21st, 2019From Outside.comBy Aaron Gulley After getting hit by a car, our bike-test director comes to terms with distracted driving and a society that devalues cyclists The impact was as sudden and unexpected as lightning on a cloudless afternoon. One moment I was pedaling on a side road to my house after wrapping up a trailRead More
Becky Furuta, on Kelly Catlin’s death, much more in common than racing together….
Submitted by 303cycling on March 12th, 2019By Becky Furuta I found out Kelly Catlin died from suicide the same way the rest of the cycling community would uncover the news: On social media. Facebook, actually. A mutual friend racing for Rally UHC Cycling – one of Kelly’s teammates – had posted the statement made by the team only seconds after itRead More
Self driving cars–good for cyclists?
Submitted by 303cycling on March 4th, 2019From Bicycling.comBy Jordan Smith Will Self-Driving Cars “Choose” to Kill Cyclists? In March, a self-driving car struck and killed a woman walking her bike across a road in Tempe, Arizona. The car, operated by the ride-hailing company Uber, had a test driver behind the wheel. But according to police, the driver was looking down atRead More