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Here in Uppsala, a city known all over Sweden for its bicycle culture, the new Home Zone makeover of a major thoroughfare has created mass confusion and no small amount of anxiety for pedestrians, so reports our local paper, Uppsala Nytidningen. You can read a working definition of Home Zones at activetrans.org, but according to Sweden's motor vehicle code, it's a section of street where pedestrians have priority over cars and bikes. Motorists are permitted users, as long as they drive at…

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I'm a Vlogger and have always loved riding a bike...so the two have fit together like peanut butter and chocolate. I Got an "action camera mount" sent from a friend living in Japan and it has really come in handy. I experiment with different positions and today was risking a little, but I mounted my camera on the fork.…

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http://bicycling.com/blogs/roadrights/2011/08/09/l-a-ordinance/

In January my car was banged up in a hit and run accident while parked on the street outside my building. Overnight someone hit the car parked in front of mine which in turn slammed into my…

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Independence

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It’s  already been 40 years since Archie and Edith  first came into our lives.



Oddly enough, I thought of the Bunkers as I pedaled across Iowa this past week. In case you’ve forgotten, “All in the Family” was the #1 show on television from 1971 to 1976.



RAGBRAI (Register’s Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa) started out as a modest bike tour way back in 1973, but it has since evolved into the oldest and largest bike tour in the world. In order to maintain a sense of control,… Continue