As we come to the end of Bike to Work Week 2009 (a US event that doesn’t feature in South Africa, yet), it was thanks to blogs like Lighter Footstep and Treehugger that I decided to dust off my bicycle, attach Piper’s bike to the Trailgator, and do the school run by bicycle.
But even though I am almost 13,000 kilometres from where the Bike to Work action has been happening this week, I couldn’t help but get caught up in the thrill of hitting the road on my bicycle, wind in my hair, mud spatter on my face (it’s winter here). Here are some of the online highlights of the week.
Two cycling related videos that rock:
Puncturekit from woody on Vimeo.
Blog posts to get you on your bike:
Green blogger Chris Baskind wrote some great Bike to Work material this past week at his Lighter Footstep blog.
But won’t I stink if I ride my bike to work
Twelve Reasons to Start Using a Bicycle for Transportation
A Quick Primer on How to Ride Your Bike to Work
Treehugger explains How (not) to lock your bike to ensure you still have one for the way home.
Cape Town Daily Photo featured a cool cycling photo depicting Biking and Cycling around Cape Town during Bike to Work Week, although I think it was coincidence.
Some cool cycling accessories from around the world:
London Cycle Chic – for London ladies who like to look good while cycling, Caz is the epitome of stylishness on a bike.
Cicle – check out their shop for some groovy bicycle related T-shirts, this one especially.
For parents, the awesome TAGA baby stroller that converts into a baby transporting trike:
And finally
For Cape Town’s southern suburb cyclists who need a bit of encouragement to get cycling to work, how about joining one of the Critical Mass rides every last Friday of the month from the Baxter Theatre at 06:45, meeting up with another group at the CTICC at 07:15.
In the UK Bike Week runs from the 13th to the 21st of June 2009.
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