Bicycle Lifestyles
Bike to elegant venues, including fine dining establishments
Who says you can’t use earth-friendly transportation and still enjoy some of life’s little luxuries? Sure, you may prefer transportation other than bicycling on some dress-up occasions, especially if a significant distance from your departure point (although even that no longer hinders many people from biking, thanks to e-bikes). Bicycling, or reaching your destination via bike-and-ride, can…
Gift Ideas for People Who Bike – and for Bike-Friendly Places Too
Reduce holiday shopping chores by spending very little money at a local photocopy shop (or DIY at home!). Better yet, while you give a unique present to make someone happy, you’re also encouraging more biking!
8th Anniversary – HER Helmet Thursdays
For the 9th Anniversary, click here. Created and launched in Monterey County, HER Helmet Thursdays is one of many Bicycling Monterey projects. (Outside Monterey County? Catch the vision.) The 8th Anniversary of the HER Helmet Thursdays Project was Thanksgiving week 2017; check out the 8th Anniversary guide below. HER refers to Mother Earth, who benefits from…
Video: Bike Buzz
To sign up for “Bike Buzz” (Bicycling Monterey Subscriber Buzz), refer to Contact/Subscribe. Most scenes in the “Bike Buzz” video below, created October 28, 2017, relate to “Bike Buzz: Autumn 2017 News from Bicycling Monterey.” Music rights for the above video’s song, “King of Spades” — composed by Dan Frechette and performed by Dan Frechette…
Regulations for E-Bikes / Electric-Assist Bicycles and Other Non People-Powered Bikes — in Monterey County and Elsewhere
/resources/resources-on-riding-skills-bike-laws-and-safety#eBikeSpecific From e-bike snob to “won me over.” Regulations about e-bikes are still in a state of flux around the United States. Misinformation and confusion abound. It’s advisable to take personal responsibility for researching what the regulations are where you ride. Consider the mix of info below a starting point for your own research. Disclaimer:…
Making the most of every minute: Ciclovía Salinas, Monterey County Open Streets
Since relinquishing my former e-bike snobbery, and now having the option of pedaling an e-assist, I’m discovering advantages beyond having a welcome boost when pedaling up steep hills. Ciclovía Salinas—Monterey County’s first Open Streets, and in 2017, still just an annual event—was on a Sunday again in 2017. The four-hour event began earlier this year though, at…