Year: 2014

Biking in Astoria

Sunday in the Park

The Ballerina on the Golden Bicycle

Lilly YokoiShe rode a fixie before there was such a thing. Though it is funny that of all the amazing things she does, is that she gets hearty applause for a pseudo track stand. If you don’t want 4:22 minutes, just start at min 2 for some smooth moves! And if you only got 15…
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Finally a bike lane in Astoria!

A two-way bike lane in Astoria! When this is done, one will be able to bike all the way from Astoria to downtown Brooklyn more or less on a dedicated bike line. That is progress!

Bike share, more bikes, fewer injuries

Remember all those people saying Citibikes were bad because bicyclists would be killed right and left? Now only doesn’t that happen, but bike injuries in cities with bike share have gone down. This isn’t surprising since we know more bikes equal more safety for bicyclists. But it’s still nice to know. And I hate to…
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Cute, cute. Very cute…

Suspected Drunk Cyclist Leaves Trail of Destruction

Will CitiBike ever make it to Queens?

Jimmy Van Bramer on Citibike. From the Queens Chronicle.

Dutch bike infrastructure

Pretty cool. Though honestly, as a biker, I don’t understand why you want a circle. Bikes don’t need traffic circles. Still, it’s a great way to cross the road. Traffic circles are horrible for bicyclists.