I am constantly surprised by the attire that I see fellow motorcyclists riding around in. Early on I had a very strong opinion that more protection is better than less. As a longtime bicyclist I was well aware of the results of laying down a bicycle on the road, and these crashes didn’t even involve cars, 350lbs motorcycles, or speeds over 50 MPH. Let me illustrate why I think protection for motorcyclists is highly underrated.
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I would be remiss if I didn’t give mention to this other great site for routing and searching for bicyclists: Check it out. It’s a similar service to Bikely, but a little slicker site, and it seems more heavily used. Thanks to Nils Talbot for suggesting this site to me…

There’s great design, and there’s good design.

Carver Engineering has developed technology for vehicles that will enable 100mpg with 100+mph, and a +350mile range…Sounds fantastic! Continue Reading »

I just found this fantastic mash up site for cyclists called Bikely.com. You can map routes and share them with other riders.

Here is a map of the route I ride to work: