Nothing makes us happier than seeing a separated bike lane… except for a separated bike lane next to a bike sharing station. This one’s in Barcelona, home to the Bicing system, which has been providing locals with easy access to bikes since 2007.
Have a lane that you love? Send us a photo! You can post it to our Facebook page, shoot us an email at blog[at]ospreypacks[dot]com or upload to our Flickr group and we might just feature it here on our weekly photo feature, Lane Love.
If you’re reading the Osprey Bike Blog it means you like bikes, and that means that you probably, at least once in awhile, opt for getting out on two wheels instead of four. Well, it’s time to tell us about it!
We’ve got some packs up for grabs for the most creative “Instead of driving I…” answers. Begin your statement with: “Instead of driving, I…” We’ll pick the top 10 most creative statements and send you a pack of your choice from the Momentum, Metron, Flap, 24/7 or Resource Series. Your statement may even appear (anonymously) in a cool new video we are producing called, you guessed it: “Instead of Driving I…”
Contest ends on Monday February 28, 2011 so get creative over the weekend!
Every Wednesday on Ditch Your Car we’ll be bringing you just another reason to spend more time on two wheels. Be it a photo, a statistic or an inspirational video, we want to keep reminding you about why riding is great!
Cycling is no new thing. In fact, people have been using two wheels since the early 1800s. And although these days you might map out your route with your iPhone, bike maps date back quite some time. So here’s some old school inspiration to get you planning your next ride.
There’s something encouraging about seeing bike signs in foreign languages — it proves that bike support exists world round. This one was snapped in Thailand, and in the midst of winter and plenty of articles on related to riding your bike in the snow, it certainly gets us dreaming of warmer days.
Have a lane that you love? Send us a photo! You can post it to our Facebook page, shoot us an email at blog[at]ospreypacks[dot]com or upload to our Flickr group and we might just feature it here on our weekly photo feature, Lane Love.
Every Wednesday on Ditch Your Car we’ll be bringing you just another reason to spend more time on two wheels. Be it a photo, a statistic or an inspirational video, we want to keep reminding you about why riding is great!
On a round-trip commute of 10 miles, bicyclists save roughly $10 daily and spare the air 10 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions.
Fifteen percent of all trips are made for commuting to work.
Bicycling for transportation can reduce mortality by 35 to 40%
If the number of kids who walk and bike to school returned to 1969 levels, it would save 3.2 billion vehicle miles, 1.5 million tons of CO2 and 89,000 tons of other pollutants annually. This is the equivalent of keeping more than 250,000 cars off the road for a year.
Only 8% of U.S. households don’t have a vehicle available for regular use.
A perfect bike lane for Valentine’s Day. Shot while out for an afternoon cruise in Portland, Oregon.
Have a lane that you love? Send us a photo! You can post it to our Facebook page, shoot us an email at blog[at]ospreypacks[dot]com or upload to our Flickr group and we might just feature it here on our weekly photo feature, Lane Love.
Every Wednesday on Ditch Your Car we’ll be bringing you just another reason to spend more time on two wheels. Be it a photo, a statistic or an inspirational video, we want to keep reminding you about why riding is great!
We could tell you why we like the trailer for Life Cycles, but we think you should just watch it for yourself. It’s pretty obvious why you should be exploring this world on two wheels.
Welcome to our new weekly feature: Lane Love. We do love us a good bike lane, so every Monday we’ll be showcasing a different bike lane. Have a lane that you love? Send us a photo! You can post it to our Facebook page, shoot us an email at blog[at]ospreypacks[dot]com or upload to our Flickr group.
This week’s bike lane comes straight from Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Look closely and you’ll see a cyclist just behind it!
Every Wednesday on Ditch Your Car we’ll be bringing you just another reason to spend more time on two wheels. Be it a photo, a statistic or an inspirational video, we want to keep reminding you about why riding is great!
Forget just making the world a better place by bike commuting, Wesley Trout of Shifting Gears Online is working on building a bike snowplow. A genius use of pedal power.
