It was a hot and humid August night and everyone wanted to be outside. The sidewalk in front of Gem Spa at Second Avenue and St Marks Place was thronged well past midnight. You could sense the sun’s heat still in the sidewalk even this late. A crowd was waiting to cross Second Avenue. Two [...]
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This morning streetsblog briefly featured a comment I made about helmets. I’ve kind of avoided talking about helmet use because when I do I feel like an atheist at a Jehovah’s Witness convention. People feel very strongly about wearing a helmet, and like a religious zealot, they will try to scare you into putting one [...]
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Last weekend I gave a 23 mile bike tour to my friend Liz and my family, all first time NYC bikers. My 70 year old grandmother completed the whole trip and escaped with only a scratch on her ankle. At the last minute I rounded up a couple of video cameras and was able to [...]
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A few weeks ago our office received a map request from Roos Stallinga, a Dutch girl who was writing a book about biking in NY. After sending the map files I emailed her and asked if she would like to contribute to the blog. She graciously accepted my invitation and below is a short story [...]
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Often people tell me that they cannot commute by bicycle because they must wear a suit or formal attire to work. Well I’m sorry, but that excuse just doesn’t cut it. I bike to work in a suit or business casual everyday. A friend of mine bikes to the Opera, in a tuxedo. Now, [...]
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From Random Bike Photos This just in! You do not need to prepare for a short bike trip to work or the store as if you were gearing up for the Tour de France! Spandex, highly reflective tight-fitting biking jackets, and (gasp) helmets* are not actually required to bike the streets of New York. Nor [...]
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