Category: biking in foreign lands

Biking in Astoria

The Ballerina on the Golden Bicycle

Lilly YokoiShe rode a fixie before there was such a thing. Though it is funny that of all the amazing things she does, is that she gets hearty applause for a pseudo track stand. If you don’t want 4:22 minutes, just start at min 2 for some smooth moves! And if you only got 15…
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Dutch bike infrastructure

Pretty cool. Though honestly, as a biker, I don’t understand why you want a circle. Bikes don’t need traffic circles. Still, it’s a great way to cross the road. Traffic circles are horrible for bicyclists.

Cycling vs Cars

In New York (and most of America) all you have to say after your kill a bicyclist is, “I didn’t see him (or her)!” That’s it. You go home. No ticket. No crime. I guess you have to file a claim to get your car fixed. The Economist looks at hypotheticals in the Netherlands: •…
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The International Bike Index

http://copenhagenize.eu/index/index.html

How to ship a bike for (relatively) cheap

Not that you asked, but still might be useful to some. www.shipbikes.com. $100. I’ve never tried them. Here’s a useful summary.

Cycling in the Netherlands, 1950s

Not much of a plot, but a lot of nice shot great bikes (eg: the petrol man at 2:44) and people enjoying them.

Where you at?

Where you at?I’m at that bike rack.Where you at?I’m at that bike pump.Where you at?I’m at the bike rack. Where you at?I’m at the combination bicycle rack bike pump! In Amsterdam.  Too bad it didn’t work.

Bike Lessons in the Netherlands for the US

Worth 13 minutes of your time.http://www.streetfilms.org/from-the-netherlands-to-america-translating-the-worlds-best-bikeway-designs/#more-275594

Driver jailed for using a bus as a weapon

Mind you, this was in England. But still, impressive that trying to murder a bicyclist with a large weapon is actually a crime.

Keeping Bike Lanes Free From Cars

As reported in the Guardian. I particularly like the sneaker-and-sun-glass wearing white-jacket-on-black-t-shirt gold-chain fashion sense of the rich-asshole guy who got his car crushed (yes, I know it was all staged). He looks awfully like the guys I see hanging around cafes here in Astoria.