The Valencia Street center bike lane is finally open and ready for use in San Francisco. Finally those annoying “Bike Lane Closed” signs are no longer blocking the bike lane (that was ridiculous) and you can look down the Valencia Street bike highway. I have my own set of pros and cons, but let’s reserve judgement until we figure out how to use it properly, and only then can we see the truth. A bike lane highway up and down Valencia Street with 4 bike boxes at every intersection. It is a beautiful sight to behold, looking down the middle of Valencia Street to see so much space dedicated to bi ..read more

Cruiser bikes parked in front of the LOVE blocks next to the Conservatory of Flowers. You’ll ride right by this if you bike in from the east side of Golden Gate Park! As usual, biking to Outside Lands is the best way to get to this fantastic festival in Golden Gate Park. No worries about traffic, bus crowds, lack of parking, surge pricing, or anything else. Riding a bicycle is the way to go. Unfortunately, the Outside Lands 2023 website only has one little blurb about bicycles on their Info page, and it leaves more to be desired (I have been dissatisfied in the past as well). But fear not, I ..read more

This is NOT sponsored. I want to share the bike commuting possibilities so people can realize the potential, make use of these bike racks on the carshare, and ride bicycles more! If you want to support me, please use my referral link for Gig Car Share! If you live in the Bay Area or Seattle, you may have noticed those eye-catching cars with the blue-accented bike racks on their roofs. They are part of Gig Car Share, a one-way rental car service that opens up a world of possibilities for bike commuting. With two roof mounted bike racks on every car, Gig Car Share makes it easy to combine bike ..read more

You’re riding down the street after a rainstorm has cleared, thinking you’ll be safe from the rain. Next thing you know, SPLOOSH! You hit a puddle and got muddy water all over you. That sucks, and that’s why you’re here now! Let’s get you some bike fenders! Bicycle fenders are an essential accessory that can greatly enhance your riding experience, especially in adverse weather conditions. They protect you and your bike from mud, water, and road debris, keeping you clean, dry, and safe. This is why they’re also called mudguards. Nobody likes riding with a wet bum. In this guide, we will dive i ..read more

Some of the best phone mounts for your bicycle. It’s time to level up your bike commute and get your phone mounted on your bike handlebars. New routes of many twists and turns will require less memorizing, less stopping to pull out directions, and more fun biking to your destination! If you’re going to bike to everything, it’s nice to have a phone mount setup to make new routes just as easy and accessible as the ones you do every day. And you don’t want just any phone mount, you want one that makes your ride easy and still lets you snap a quick photo while you’re out riding. Let’s get you a r ..read more

Let’s set the stage. You’re minding your own business biking straight in a bike lane and it looks like a car wants to turn right at the intersection ahead, directly across your path. Preferably they put their blinker on, but you can also tell from subtle clues like the front wheels turned slightly to the right or the car drifting slightly closer to the bike lane. You’re behind the car with plenty of space, but you worry that it may merge into your lane and slow down to turn right. What do you do? Which way should you go to avoid the right hook!? If you pass this car on the right, you may get ..read more

Biking on the beach in Popoyo, Nicaragua I love surfing. It’s such a simple sport, with the only requirements being a surfboard and maybe certain attire to make sure you stay warm enough in the water. But that surfboard…it’s big, bulky, and sometimes a big pain to transport to the surf break. Since I obviously also love biking, let’s figure out this whole biking with a surfboard problem so we can put these great activities together and ride a bicycle to the waves! Surfboard racks for your bicycle are the solution. I’ve heard of some people biking with one hand and carrying a short surfboard w ..read more

I love surfing, but I hate getting myself and my surfboard to the surf break. I just want to be in the water riding those waves already! I usually bike to everything, but when it comes to surfing I’m happy to drive and get stuck in traffic and miss parking spots. Let’s get into all those reasons why you shouldn’t ride your bike to the waves! 1. You don’t have a surfboard rack on your bike This Moved By Bikes rack had quick release arms so the rack can be easily removed. Extra equipment is always annoying, and is it worth setting up your bike to carry surfboards to the beach? Some surfboard b ..read more

Bikes in Bushwick. I brought my bike (far right) on the plane from the Bay Area in a thick plastic bag! Photo by Xiaofan Fang After living in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn for a while, I have some bike commuting observations, tips on routing, and other things to know when riding your bike around Brooklyn! Riding your bike is the FASTEST way to get around I’ve been riding my bike from Bushwick to most of the nearby popular Brooklyn neighborhoods: Bed-Stuy, Williamsburg, Dumbo, Sunset Park and all those other neighborhoods around Downtown Brooklyn and Prospect Park. I’ve ridden much fur ..read more

The bicycle utopia of Burning Man returned to the desert this year. Despite the lack of rules in 2021, bicycles still ruled the road and biking at Burning Man was just as fun as usual. The entire playa was a huge Shared Space for people getting around in all sorts of different ways. What happens when there are no speed limits, no limits on vehicles, and few other transit-related rules? This year proved to be an interesting testing ground for transportation & biking at Burning Man. But before I get to that, what happened to make this year different from Burning Man pre-covid? You can skip ..read more