Auguste Rodin envisioned the thinker sitting naked on a bumpy rock, but this setup is really only good for pondering questions like, “Where did I put my trousers?” To produce high-quality thinking, get off the rock…and get on a bike. Albert Einstein reportedly thought of his theory of relativity while riding his bike. Edward Elgar was […]
Read MoreIn a previous post on winter commuting, I laid out five reasons you should bike to work in winter. Commuting by bike in the snowy months has can be a wonderful experience but it requires some personal preparation, extra thought for your bike, and adjustments to your technique. Now that the snow is coming down, […]
Read MoreIt was just a few weeks ago that I wrote about how I had found the perfect route to work and had been using it with very little deviation for over two years. Today, I changed my ride to work…and I liked it. On Saturday I needed a book from a branch library that I […]
Read MoreIn Part 1 of this post, I talked about how the immense differences between cars and bikes lead to different choices about the route you take to work. In this post I’ll review some techniques you can use to find your ideal route.
Read MoreIn ancient times, it was said that all roads lead to Rome. In our day, this is a way of saying that there are many ways to reach a goal. When it comes to choosing a bike route for your ride to work, both ideas apply. By the time my office moved from the university […]
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