Posts tagged bicycling.

Mikael Colville-Anderson “Why we shouldn’t bike with a helmet”

You are less likely to be killed in a mile of cycling than a mile of walking so why is so much effort put into policing cyclists’ helmet use?

Knit top tube protector.

I’ll take a better picture tomorrow but this is what I’ve been knitting tonight: a lace, knitted, baby alpaca top-tube protector.

Alternate names include: bike cozy, frame warmer, bicycle scarf.

Viennese Trainspotter: rideyourbike: my boss at the bike shop had this game, he called it the... ›

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pyrrhosrepublic:

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rideyourbike:

my boss at the bike shop had this game, he called it the idiot game. it was a simple game, you just had to yell idiot whenever you saw someone not wearing a helmet.

I think there are stupider things than not wearing a helmet.

Riding on the sidewalk.

Riding a mountain bike…

True facts: Being an automobile passenger without a helmet is more dangerous than being a cyclist without a helmet.

Is that really true?  I feel like car passengers would get in more accidents, but the injuries sustained by a cyclist would be more severe. 

Note the “I feel like.”  I don’t actually know.

Nope, cycling is not only safer than driving, it’s virtually as safe as / safer than walking. It’s even safer than swimming.

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