Archive for November, 2009
Famous Tucson bike-swap this Saturday!
One of my favorite things about Tucson is happening this Saturday.
– EBR
Read More..>>The Bogota Ciclovia
As my readers know by now, I am in Bogota to visit the Ciclovia. I rented a bicycle from Bogota Bike Tours and rode many miles yesterday on Bogota’s many closed off streets. Supposedly there are now nearly 100 miles of closed streets in Bogota. The ciclovia occurs every Sunday and every [...]
Read More..>>More ideas for Lori
Pineapple sales:
Mobile dough-mixer (look closely):
Mobile oven:
Mirror transport:
Hamburger shop:
Flavored Coffee sales:
–Erik Ryberg
Read More..>>Found: World’s shortest bike path
Did I win the contest?
–Erik Ryberg
Neat
I just noticed that my glossy tourist map of Bogota, handed out by the uber-helpful young women who run the tourist booths throughout town, has not only all the museums and cathedrals but also the Ciclovia routes identified on it!
How cool is that?
Even cooler when you see how ambitious that thing is. The routes [...]
Bike parking in Bogota
Owing to rather high crime rates, most people in Bogota are unwilling to lock their bikes outside on the street. The city came up with multi-story bike parking garages complete with lockers and a large washroom.
Update: Okay, maybe it isn’t as great as it looks. See this article for a critique of the [...]
Another idea for Lori
My friend Lori won the BICAS cargo bike auction and has been casting around for ideas to put her new bike to use. Here’s mine.
–Erik Ryberg
Bikes at work slideshow
Do not miss this amazing streetsblog slideshow of workbikes.
–Erik Ryberg
I (bike) Bogota
What an exhilarating day!
I hired Andres of Bogota Bike Tours to give me a tour of the city. He inquired about my interests and then tailored a full-day (by that I mean nine hours!!) tour of Bogota’s ciclorutas (bike routes) all across the city. We rode many miles today.
Andres [...]
“Any city can do it, cities of 50,000 people, or cities of ten million people”
I got back to Bogota last night and have already met Mike Ceaser, owner of Bogota’s Cafe Bici and Bogota Bike Tours. Today I pick up a bike and I am getting a tour of the ciclo rutas in Bogota plus hopefully a few other things.
Of course I am most excited about [...]