Peopleforbikes - peopleforbikes.org - PeopleForBikes Blog
General Information:
Latest News:
Highway One by bike 22 Aug 2013 | 08:50 am
Skip Armstrong films Ryan and Mark McWilliam's at Arista Winery outside of Healdsburg, CA. (Image: Ryan Van Duzer) It’s safe to say that I’m a bike-loving maniac. I don’t race or do any fancy tricks,...
My favorite worst ride 19 Aug 2013 | 02:54 pm
"Take me on your favorite ride." I had no idea my innocuous request would lead to one of the worst rides of my life. In retrospect, I should have realized any trail with the word “Devil’s” in its nam...
Obama family goes for a bike ride 17 Aug 2013 | 12:39 am
The Obama family went for a bike ride today. To most, the fact that this headline is trending is a mark of a slow news day. To us, it's a big deal. How wonderful that the First Family chose to make bi...
Lessons from the road 14 Aug 2013 | 04:31 am
The third member of the west coast crew, Andie, getting cozy in the back of the PeopleForBikes Jetta TDI Sportswagen. Life on the road is an interesting thing. With each day very different than the l...
Biking the unknown 12 Aug 2013 | 02:03 pm
Step aside Colorado and California; there are some new players in town when it comes to bike-friendly bragging rights. Sure, Colorado and California have beautiful mountains and sinuous roads, but whe...
Our first RAGBRAI 10 Aug 2013 | 08:05 am
A sea of tents and RVs in one of the RAGBRAI campgrounds. Last month Morgan and I attended the Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, better known as RAGBRAI. RAGBRAI has been going on for...
750,000 supporters united! 9 Aug 2013 | 03:09 am
Today we reached a major benchmark of 750,000 supporters! We're three-quarters of the way to 1 million, the goal we set when we launched back in 2010. With 750,000 people riding as one united movement...
A new future for bicycling in Indianapolis 5 Aug 2013 | 08:51 pm
Why is the city best known as the home of the biggest car race in the country investing in bicycling? Hmmm. We’ll make this multiple choice: a. They know that revitalizing the downtown core means cre...
Bike to the stadium this Saturday 2 Aug 2013 | 08:29 pm
On Saturday, August 3rd, D.C. United will host their annual Bike to the Stadium night from 5-7 p.m. We’ve partnered with Volkswagen and the Washington Area Bicyclist Association (WABA) to offer a fre...
First Fridays, First Memories: Joan 2 Aug 2013 | 06:12 am
Joan posing on her new bike at age 5. As a way to introduce you to the people behind PeopleForBikes, we do a short interview on the first Friday of every month. The theme? Bicycling firsts. Last mont...
