Celebrating EXPERIENTIAL Bicycling for 25 Years
By Charles Pekow – History doesn’t give us a guide to determine how to make roundabouts safer for cyclists because hard data are lacking. The National Cooperative Highway Research Program, however, did its best and came up with Development of Roundabout Crash Prediction Models and Methods (https://www.nap.edu/catalog/25360/development-of-roundabout-crash-prediction-models-and-methods). The study looked at more than 350 roundabouts […]
By Charles Pekow – By the time design standards for bike lanes are implemented, they are already out of date. And the current Bike Guide for the Development of Bicycle Facilities from the American Association of State Highway & Transportation Officials (AASHTO), published in 2012 is going through the process of being replaced. In fact, only […]
By Charles Pekow – You’ll have to spend the day in one of three cities to attend a Tour de Fat bicycle fundraiser this year. In its 20th year, New Belgium Brewery has cut the number of events in half to three events for 2019. It overexpanded to 33 cities in 2017, so it cut […]
By Charles Pekow – Trails in Montana can share in a new source of funding. In May, the state legislature enacted SB 24, which increases vehicle registration fees and earmarks the additional funds for outdoor recreational purposes such as bike trails. The legislation sets up a new Trails and Recreational Facilities Account and Grant Program. […]
By Charles Pekow – As to BLM provisions, the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management & Recreation Act (S. 47) officially establishes a McCoy Flats Trail System in Uintah County and a San Rafael Swell Western Heritage & Historic Mining Recreation Area. With regard to McCoy Flats, the law calls for establishing an official McCoy […]
By Charles Pekow – Can better connections to bus and train depots increase ridership? A new research brief from the Transitway Impacts Research Program at the University of Minnesota asks that question. The university looked at how Twin City commuters and others in 16 areas around the country got to public transit (cts.umn.edu/Publications/ResearchReports/reportdetail.html?id=2776). “Women are […]
How to Adjust A Front Derailleur By Eric Ramirez Front derailleurs have a very critical function when it comes to riding. When it’s time to make the shift into the big ring, it’s something that is supposed to work correctly. If you don’t have a properly adjusted front derailleur, this could be a huge let […]
By Charles Pekow – You don’t have to pay any entrance fee when biking into federal recreational land – as long as a fourth-grader goes with you. President Donald Trump signed into law a comprehensive natural resources management act officially known as the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management & Recreation Act (S. 47) that […]
By Charles Pekow – Imagine taking a bicycle trip from Seattle to Washington DC – all on car-free designated bike lanes. It won’t remain a pipe dream. The Great American Rail-Trail going almost all the way across the country has been planned – and in fact is already more than half-built. The Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (RTC) […]
By Wayne Cottrell – The West of Roy Roads Ride is a 25.7-mile tour of nearly flat roads in extreme southwest Weber County, Utah. The ride is on roads west of the city of Roy, passing through the cities of West Haven and Hooper, as well as the community of Taylor. The route follows a […]
