Bike Commuter (Part Four)

Bike Maintenance The more you know about bike repair, the better; fixing problems yourself saves money. Additionally, if you can make repairs on the road and/or at home, you will save a lot of time running back and forth to a bike shop. Most importantly, your bike...

Bike Commuter (Part Three)

Bicycle Commuting Gear to Wear One very nice benefit of committed bicycle commuting is that it pays for itself. These days the average car costs more than 50 cents per mile to drive. Calculations include purchase, repairs, insurance, gas, etc. Drive the car 10,000...

Bike Commuter (Part Two)

The Bike I am not a great cyclist.  I never could have been a competitive racer—a nervous Nellie on descents, too big for climbing, and not particularly skilled at challenging terrain.  Still, I have managed to log over 100,000 miles of biking.  Riders like me are...

Bike Commuter (Part One)

There’s considerable discussion these days about whether global warming is a reality, even though 9 of 10 scientists agree that it is.  (Does it ever bother you that scientists all get lumped together in questions of science?  I mean, does a researcher of...