Hi everyone! I’ll get back to regular posting here one of these days, but for now I am dabbling in the old-fashioned art of “analog blogging.” This arcane art can take many forms; in the next week it will involve appearing in various venues and either having conversations or delivering remarks, respectively. The first event [...]
Hijinks and explorations.
Question Time: Help write my new Bicycling column
Today my first post for Bicycling Magazine went up, titled “An Invitation to the Party,” in which I remind us all to make biking feel fun and special, like the party everyone wishes they were at, rather than the wholesome and serious duty participation the bike movement or even just a bike ride can at [...]
Hello, 2013! And a resolution.
Happy new year, everyone! Maybe it’s all the apocalyptic-flavored movie previews and social media talk, but waking up to this new year feels extra significant. I wasn’t exactly holding my breath for the world to end, but today my breathing is a little easier and my shoulders are a little farther from my ears. Still [...]
Everyday Bicycling book trailer
Here’s what we did today. Now Everyday Bicycling has its own 46 second movie. The sun came out and everything! Everyday Bicycling: How to Ride a Bike for Transportation (Whatever Your Lifestyle) from Cantankerous Titles on Vimeo.
Learning to ride: Sparkly Purple Banana Seat
This is the first post of three dedicated to stories of learning to ride a bike for the first time. These are outtakes from Volume 8 of the quarterly Taking the Lane series, Childhood. (The second story is here and the third is here.) I wanted to print them all but didn’t have room; the [...]
Everyday Bicycling
Bikes in Space
Bikenomics
Disaster!
#8: Childhood