Bike Commute Tips Blog

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Friday, March 06, 2009

Bike commuting and economic downturn

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The economic situation is bleak , and getting bleaker. In some sense the current economic crisis is primarily an energy crisis. The American...
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Sunday, February 22, 2009

Protect your bike from theft

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From the Sacramento Bee, 02.20.09 : Bike theft is a common crime--no happy ending in most cases Hey, what about my bike? That's what lot...
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Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Sacramento Meetup: bicycle bloggers, others

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Coming to Sacramento for Valentines Day--and also the prologue of the Amgen Tour of California ? Finish the day at the AToC Social Media Mee...
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Monday, February 09, 2009

Davis shows the way for bike commuting

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In anticipation of the Amgen Tour of California 's start in Sacramento and Davis, I was asked by the Yolo County Visitors Bureau to wri...
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Wednesday, January 21, 2009

George Hincapie, bike commuter

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From the Los Angeles Times, 01.21.09 : Traffic can't stop George Hincapie After finishing 45th in Stage 2 of the Tour Down Under , Lance...
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Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Winter biking, easier than you think

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From the Daily Camera (Boulder, CO), 01.18.09 : Winter Biking: It's easier than you think For most of us who ride our bikes to commute, ...
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Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Uncle Sam pays bicycle commuters in 2009

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From U.S. News & World Report, 12.30.08 : Uncle Sam's Bike-to-Work Allowance Remember that big $700 billion bailout package that Co...
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Alabama: Bicycle commute starts with a drive

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From CBS42.com (Birmingham, AL) : Two wheels, no motor, no problem for local commuter! Everything Elisa Munoz brings to work must fit in a s...
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Sunday, January 11, 2009

Republicans oppose stimulus for bicycling

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From The Hill, 01.11.09 : House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) on Sunday indicated that Congress may not be able to pass a massive st...
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Improve Your Life: Bike to Work

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From U.S. News & World Report, 01.10.09 : Ride Your Bike to Work You can save money on gas and get some extra exercise On a freezing Nov...
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Friday, January 09, 2009

Miami making bicycle progress, at last

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From the Miami Herald, 01.09.09 : More and more, Miami becomes a bike-friendly city Miami's long-downtrodden but growing community of bi...

Happy bicycle commuting sans helmet

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From Reuters, 01.05.09 : More than half of U.S. cyclists forgo helmets WASHINGTON (Reuters)-More than half of Americans admit they never...
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Thursday, December 04, 2008

Heed those creaking noises

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Arriving at the Sacramento Valley Station the other morning to catch my Capitol Corridor train, I saw my friend and fellow multimodal bike...
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Wednesday, December 03, 2008

Bike commuters laugh at the cold

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From the Iowa City Press Citizen, 12.03.08 : Biking is a great way to get around in the summer, but come winter a warm car sounds a lot bett...
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Tuesday, December 02, 2008

Bicycles with belt drives excite commuters

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From the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 11.23.08 : Bikes are breaking the chain Ease of use could help industry's popularity surge If you...
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Sunday, November 30, 2008

Bicycling and the art of aging actively

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From the Sacramento Bee, 11.18.08 : The art of aging actively Lucia McLain and daughter Lydia Simonette are examples of how growing older ha...
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Paul Dorn
Sacramento, California
Paul Dorn is a writer, activist, creator of a popular bike commuting site, and co-author (with Roni Sarig) of The Bike to Work Guide: What You Need to Know to Save Gas, Go Green, Get Fit (Adams Media, 2009). He is the former editor of the Tube Times, newsletter of the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition (SFBC), and served on the SFBC board of directors. He is the former executive director of the California Bicycle Coalition. Dorn is certified by the League of American Bicyclists as a League Cycling Instructor (#1237).
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