After the demise of their family Volvo, Sightline director Alan Durning and his family decided to try living car-free for one year.
In this series on Sightline’s Daily Score blog, Alan explores the benefits and dilemmas that arise from being a car-less family with three kids. And readers from across the region (and other Sightline staffers) are chiming in with their experiences, questions, and tips on living car-lessly.
Category Archives: inspiration
Beauty and The Bike
‘Beauty and the Bike’ sessions will offer participants free health and beauty advice and practical solutions related to looking and feeling good when arriving by bike. In addition, they will incorporate messages on the health and fitness benefits of cycling. The project will also provide facilities and equipment to create dedicated changing and storage areas for use by girls that cycle to school.
– ‘Beauty and the Bike’ Wins Shimano Cycling Concept Award 2007
Brilliant idea.
York Critical Mass
Slightly old news, but i thought it might be of interest.
Around 30 people took part in this month’s Critical Mass bike ride on Friday, the second since regular rides restarted. For the first time, a group met on campus before the ride, to cycle in together. There was no Police presence and everyone enjoyed themselves.
Keep the Joy of Cycling Going
You get your first bike at the age of three. You learn to cycle on Xmas Day with your parents in tow. You cycle to school (illegally) on the pavement.
By 2007 you are at secondary school and some smart powers-that-be have built you a fantastic covered bike shed, so you can still cycle to school (illegally) using the pavements and muddy tracks.
Cycling is such a joy at this age. On Sundays you take your bike out to the nearest park and play cycle jumps all afternoon.
But don’t think too far ahead. One day, if these powers-that-be have their way, they will chase you off the pavement and on to their deadly roads. Cycling in this world is all about defence, helmets and reflective clothing. But it doesn’t HAVE to be that way. There are some cyclists out there who want to carry on with the joy well into their old age. “I hope some day you’ll join us” (JL).
You’ve got to ride it to believe
Todd at Clverchimp has posted quite an old video showing Selling the Revolution, a thirteen-minute documentary from 2000 about launching the then-new product, the Xtracycle.
I’m on the Xtracycle mailing list, so I might see if I can arrange a local test ride with someone on the list.
Anyone who hasn’t seen an Xtracycle before need to take a look. If you’re looking for a way to extend the way you use your bike, these are for you.