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Biking Jewish Boston
Knox and I are working on a new ride on Boston’s Jewish History for Hub on Wheels. Read all about it!
Potholes 2, bike light 0
A week or two ago, in preparation for the end of daylight savings time and the inevitable dusk commutes home, I installed a new rear light to replace the one that was crushed by an SUV earlier this fall.
Today, probably somewhere between Chestnut Hill and Washington Square, the light broke off. The mounting piece is [...]
As the weather turns
The weather is certainly turning here in New England, and I’m biking much less than I was by the end of the summer. Last week was very rainy, of course, and I don’t enjoy biking in bad weather when I am in a hurry to get to work. This week I had a rain fake-out [...]
Bike saddles and impotence
I though the whole link between bike riding and impotence had been debunked, but apparently not. The New York Times reports on three summary articles in September’s Journal of Sexual Medicine which survey about a dozen recent studies on the subject. It turns out that “[t]he studies add to earlier evidence that traditional bicycle saddles, [...]
Turning away from fuel
An interesting article in The Boston Globe about people seeking alternative means of transportation and finding other ways to spend less money on gas and less time driving.
By bicycle, by scooter, by train, by foot, by strategies large and small, more and more fed-up motorists are forsaking their vehicles and exploring ways to avoid being [...]
