Fish swim, Birds fly, People walk

My favorite quote from the film is that cars have made our world so much suckier!
Classic.  Great points.

There are many reasons to TAKE THE LANE!

public service message

Brought to you by the NYC Bike Ambassadors.
Pretty fun and a great message

Keepin' it positive

Classic Raleigh spotted at Museum of Art

I can see where Electra got their design ideas from.
Totally vintage and sweet!

Euro Style or man are Americans just slow or what?

The Hidden Factor in Bike Commuting: Showers

The Hidden Factor in Bike Commuting: Showers

"You ride your bike in this?"

This is the question that I often get if the weather is less than perfect.  I have said it before, I think summer is the worst season to be a bike commuter.  I have to ride slow trying to slow down the drips of perspiration.  But they still come allowing me to have to take a bath in my workplace's bathroom sink.  I have been trying to leave a little earlier so I have some time to cool down before I report to my cubicle but that doesn't even seem to help.
SO what should you do?

1. Stay hydrated.  I am drinking 5-6 liters of water a day in this God forsaken heat!
2. Don't ride in the same clothes that you plan on wearing to work.
3. Take it like a rat all the time knowing that the worst season for riding your bike is immediately followed by the best season, Fall.

Bike Commuting to a wedding

Left to right; Michael Mabee, Angela Thuringer (my lovely wife) and Joslyn Malfait-Mabee

Fort Wayne bike commuter challenge

It was a nice turnout at the dash in on Saturday to celebrate the awesome work that all of the bike commuters did over the month of May.
Congrats to the Summit City Bike team for winning in the miles category and therefore the coveted trophy.  Kudos to the Fort Wayne Bike Commuters team for taking the most trips.  Our trophy is on the right.

Found this on Bike Hugger

From Forbes Magazine

Tanya Mohn, Contributor

I write about travel and road safety.

5/20/2012 @ 7:46AM |2,961 views

Pedaling to Prosperity: Biking Saves U.S. Riders Billions A Year

 

Biking on Woodward Avenue in Detroit, Michigan (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

New data highlight that bicyclists in the United States save at least $4.6 billion a year by riding instead of driving.
The analyses were released on Friday to coincide with National Bike to Work Day, part of National Bike Month, which occurs each May.
The average annual operating cost of a bicycle is $308, compared to $8,220 for the average car, and if American drivers replaced just one four-mile car trip with a bike each week for the entire year, it would save more than two billion gallons of gas, for a total savings of $7.3 billion a year, based on $4 a gallon for gas.
The findings were announced by the League of American Bicyclists, Sierra Club, and the National Council of La Raza, an advocacy organization for the Hispanic community, to reflect the strong economic and health benefits of bicycling, and its importance as a safe and efficient mode of transportation.
“There are so many reasons more people are riding, from improving their health to protecting the environment,” Andy Clarke, the League’s president, said in a statement. “But, especially in tough economic times, bicycling can also be an economic catalyst, keeping billions of dollars in the pockets of American families.”
More Americans are choosing to bicycle for everyday transportation. Between 2000 and 2010, the number of bicycle commuters grew 40 percent nationwide, and was even greater — 77 percent — in the some cities, according to the report.  Yet “government funding of safe bicycling projects is not keeping up. Though biking and walking account for 12 percent of all trips in theU.S., these transportation modes receive only 1.6 percent of federal transportation spending.”
The average American household spends more— 16 percent of its budget—on transportation than on food or healthcare. Low-income families spend as much as 55 percent of their household budgets on transportation, the report noted.
Making it easier and safer for people to walk or bicycle “is a matter of fairness,” Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood wrote on his blog Fast Lane on Friday. “Many Americans cannot afford a car or are physically unable to drive. According to a recent Brookings Institute report, more than 10 percent of Americans not only don’t own a car, but don’t even have access to a car. In our cities, that number is even higher.”
LaHood noted that walking and bicycling are options people want, citing a national poll released by Princeton Survey Research Associates International in March that indicated that “more than 80 percent of Americans support maintaining or increasing federal funding for biking and walking.” “The benefits of bicycling are real, and there’s no arguing with the impressive ridership data,” LaHood said. “Bicycling is an important part of the 21st century transportation mix.”
Click here for the full fact sheet and more about National Bike Month, and here to read: New Report Finds That More Biking and Walking Do Not Increase Crash Rate.

Latest results from the Commuter Challenge. Great Job Everyone!

2012 FORT WAYNE BIKE COMMUTER CHALLENGE
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.					GET READY FOR YOUR FIRST CHALLENGE!
.					Commute on the next rainy day after May 9 and we'll add 10 miles to your daily total! Not sure about riding your bike in the rain? Get inspired:
.					Tips for Biking in the Rain
.					TEAM RANKINGS
.		Bike Month is May 1-31, 2012
.					TEAM	MILES			TEAM	TRIPS
.		NATIONAL BIKE MONTH			Fort Wayne Bike Commuters	835			Fort Wayne Bike Commuters	266
.		ACTIVITIES SCHEDULE			Summit City Bikes	643			One Lucky Guitar, Inc.	168
.					One Lucky Guitar, Inc.	573			Cirrus ABS	119
.		Tuesday, May 1, 5:30PM			Fort Wayne Cycling Club	354			Summit City Bikes	74
.		Inaugural Trek the Trails Celebration			Team Trouten	205			Team Trouten	65
.		Salomon Farm Park, 817 W. Dupont Rd.			Cirrus ABS	199			Fort Wayne Cycling Club	44
.		Trek the Trails Rides			Lutheran Hospital	67			Lutheran Hospital	16
.					AtoS	60			AtoS	10
.		May 14-17, 7AM-9AM			Grand Total	2,935			Grand Total	762
.		Free Coffee for Cyclists
.		Show your helmet to a barista			INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS
.		for FREE COFFEE from 7AM-9AM			(rankings of individuals not riding with teams)
.		for cyclists at these downtown cafes:
.		Pembroke Bakery			RIDER	MILES			RIDER	TRIPS
.		The Dash In			BikeMom	530			BikeMom	112
.		Downtown Grind			jdreilly	418			jdreilly	69
.					Angel Campos	286			KB	49
.		Wednesday, May 16th, 7pm			slowroadie	265			DangerousElf	46
.		Ride of Silence			sam c	250			slowroadie	41
.		Friemann Square			ljnftw	247			ljnftw	39
.		Ride to honor cyclists killed or injured			lthompsonfw	228			Angel Campos	29
.		by motor vehicles			jimbo	178			lthompsonfw	26
.					DangerousElf	175			jimbo	26
.		Friday, May 18th, 6:30 to 8AM			KB	123			sam c	25
.		Bike to Work Day @ Headwaters Park			Jared Haagen	104			Physteach	22
.		Free coffee, bagels and other goodies			dpaxson	70			Jared Haagen	18
.					garf16	68			papasquat83	16
.					napark	58			dpaxson	13
.		Friday, May 18th, 4PM-8PM			papasquat83	45			Damian	11
.		Bike to Work Day After Party			Physteach	43			garf16	10
.		Fort Wayne Outfitters			Erin	39			napark	8
.		Celebrate your accomplishments with a			Damian	31			Erin	6
.		party on the river! Music, food and			ahimsa48	26			patrick	5
.		Bent Rim Black Lager!			juliharte	12			Mike Roeger	2
.					patrick	8			juliharte	2
.		Sunday, May 20, 3:05PM			Mike Roeger	4			ahimsa48	2
.		Bike to the Ballpark			Grand Total	3,207			Grand Total	577
.		Free bike parking at the Tin Caps game!
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.		Tuesday, May 22nd, 6:30PM
.		Main Library Theater
.		"Breaking Away"
.						SUM of Number of trips [1]	SUM of Miles [1]
.					Ride to work	580	2,883
.					Ride to ride	36	366
.					Errands	244	743
.					Combo	430	1,946
.					Grand Total	1,290	5,937
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Getting More Women On Bikes

Getting More Women On Bikes

Fort Wayne Bike Commuter Challenge Results thus far

2012 FORT WAYNE BIKE COMMUTER CHALLENGE
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.					Commute on the next rainy day after May 9 and we'll add 10 miles to your daily total! Not sure about riding your bike in the rain? Get inspired:
.					Tips for Biking in the Rain
.					TEAM RANKINGS
.		Bike Month is May 1-31, 2012
.					TEAM	MILES			TEAM	TRIPS
.		NATIONAL BIKE MONTH			Fort Wayne Bike Commuters	364			Fort Wayne Bike Commuters	138
.		ACTIVITIES SCHEDULE			One Lucky Guitar, Inc.	264			One Lucky Guitar, Inc.	72
.					Summit City Bikes	202			Cirrus ABS	50
.		Tuesday, May 1, 5:30PM			Cirrus ABS	71			Summit City Bikes	24
.		Inaugural Trek the Trails Celebration			Lutheran Hospital	42			Lutheran Hospital	12
.		Salomon Farm Park, 817 W. Dupont Rd.			AtoS	24			AtoS	4
.		Trek the Trails Rides			Grand Total	968			Grand Total	300
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.		May 14-17, 7AM-9AM
.		Free Coffee for Cyclists			INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS
.		Show your helmet to a barista			(rankings of individuals not riding with teams)
.		for FREE COFFEE from 7AM-9AM
.		for cyclists at these downtown cafes:			RIDER	MILES			RIDER	TRIPS
.		Pembroke Bakery			jdreilly	205			Kathy Boling	51
.		The Dash In			Kathy Boling	203			jdreilly	39
.		Downtown Grind			slowroadie	146			DangerousElf	26
.					sam c	139			slowroadie	17
.		Wednesday, May 16th, 7pm			lthompsonfw	115			ljnftw	17
.		Ride of Silence			ljnftw	98			sam c	13
.		Friemann Square			jimbo	82			KB	13
.		Ride to honor cyclists killed or injured			DangerousElf	69			lthompsonfw	12
.		by motor vehicles			napark	58			jimbo	12
.					Jared Haagen	56			Damian	11
.		Friday, May 18th, 6:30 to 8AM			garf16	45			Jared Haagen	10
.		Bike to Work Day @ Headwaters Park			Damian	31			papasquat83	8
.		Free coffee, bagels and other goodies			KB	29			napark	8
.					papasquat83	24			garf16	6
.					dpaxson	12			patrick	5
.		Friday, May 18th, 4PM-8PM			ljftw	12			physteach	4
.		Bike to Work Day After Party			juliharte	12			Mike Roeger	2
.		Fort Wayne Outfitters			ljnfw	11			ljnfw	2
.		Celebrate your accomplishments with a			physteach	8			ljftw	2
.		party on the river! Music, food and			patrick	8			juliharte	2
.		Bent Rim Black Lager!			Mike Roeger	4			dpaxson	2
.					Grand Total	1,366			Grand Total	262
.		Sunday, May 20, 3:05PM
.		Bike to the Ballpark
.		Free bike parking at the Tin Caps game!
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.		Tuesday, May 22nd, 6:30PM
.		Main Library Theater
.		"Breaking Away"				SUM of Number of trips	SUM of Miles
.					Ride to work	283	1,371
.					Ride to ride	27	80
.					Errands	91	239
.					Combo	156	589
.					Grand Total	557	2,279

Do Passing Distance Laws Really Protect Cyclists?

Do Passing Distance Laws Really Protect Cyclists?

Right on Fort Wayne!

2012 Fort Wayne Bike Commuter Challenge : Results page

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.					TEAM RANKINGS
.		Bike Month is May 1-31, 2012
.					TEAM	MILES			TEAM	TRIPS
.		NATIONAL BIKE MONTH			Fort Wayne Bike Commuters	201			Fort Wayne Bike Commuters	50
.		ACTIVITIES SCHEDULE			One Lucky Guitar, Inc.	155			One Lucky Guitar, Inc.	41
.					Summit City Bikes	118			Cirrus ABS	33
.		Tuesday, May 1, 5:30PM			Cirrus ABS	43			Summit City Bikes	13
.		Inaugural Trek the Trails Celebration			AtoS	24			AtoS	4
.		Salomon Farm Park, 817 W. Dupont Rd.			Lutheran Hospital	10			Lutheran Hospital	3
.		Trek the Trails Rides			Grand Total	551			Grand Total	144
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.		May 14-17, 7AM-9AM
.		Free Coffee for Cyclists			INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS
.		Show your helmet to a barista			(rankings of individuals not riding with teams)
.		for FREE COFFEE from 7AM-9AM
.		for cyclists at these downtown cafes:			RIDER	MILES			RIDER	TRIPS
.		Pembroke Bakery			Kathy Boling	118			Kathy Boling	27
.		The Dash In			jdreilly	118			jdreilly	19
.		Downtown Grind			sam c	74			DangerousElf	12
.					DangerousElf	47			Damian	11
.		Wednesday, May 16th, 7pm			garf16	45			sam c	7
.		Ride of Silence			Damian	31			garf16	6
.		Friemann Square			Jared Haagen	20			patrick	5
.		Ride to honor cyclists killed or injured			juliharte	12			Jared Haagen	4
.		by motor vehicles			patrick	8			papasquat83	2
.					papasquat83	5			Mike Roeger	2
.		Friday, May 18th, 6:30 to 8AM			Mike Roeger	4			juliharte	2
.		Bike to Work Day, Headwaters Park			Grand Total	482			Grand Total	97
.		Free coffee, bagels and other goodies
.		Friday, May 18th, 5-8pm				SUM of Number of trips	SUM of Miles
.		Bike to Work Day After Party			Ride to work	137	638
.		Fort Wayne Outfitters			Ride to ride	2	6
.		Celebrate your accomplishments with			Errands	37	118
.		a party on the river!			Combo	61	258
.		Music, food and Bent Rim Black Lager!			Grand Total	237	1,020
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