Ainsworth can be a very tight fit.(Photo: Peter Welte)

This week's question comes from reader Kinya Hanada. Kinya touches on a question I've wondered myself for several years now. She loves riding on NE Ainsworth because it's a "nice, direct route," but wonders if there are any plans to make it more pleasant to [...]

Burley's Travoy brings home the gold (and the groceries).

Burley Design, a Eugene-based company known for its bicycle trailers, has won big at the Eurobike trade show that kicked off today in Friedrichshafen, Germany today. Eurobike announced today that Burley has won a 2010 Eurobike Gold Award for their new Travoy cargo trailer.
The Travoy was [...]

Wider, smoother shoulders would be nice.(Photo © J. Maus)

On Monday, the American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO) -- an influential group of state DOT directors -- announced a report calling on Congress to prioritize funding for expanded rural highway capacity in the forthcoming re-write of the transportation bill. Spending hundreds of billions [...]

Even though cargo bikes are becoming increasingly common, there is still very little standardization in their design. Case in point is the new "Mopion" cargo bike from Puma Bikes (designed by Biomega). Puma's other bikes caught my eye when they debuted back in June, and this one does too...

The "Mopion" from Puma/Biomega.

And here's [...]

Sounds reasonable to me.

Streetfilms has a new video on 20's Plenty for us, a campaign in the U.K. working to make 20 mph the standard speed limit in residential areas. The campaign is catching on quickly, with more and more U.K. cities adopting the policy all the time. Given that PBOT might be [...]

Super D!

After several months of jam-packed event calenders this Weekend's light schedule will give you a chance to go on that ride you've been thinking about, revisit your favorite regular events, and for those who have already given up on summer altogether, go shopping for rain gear.
Friday, September 3rd
6:30pm: Vegan Dinner Bike Ride
Meet your fellow [...]