On Bicycles
50 Ways the New Bike Culture Can Change Your Life
1st Edition
Published on 30. August 2011
384 pages
978-1-60868-023-8 (ISBN)
Description
Once the quaint province of European cities such as Amsterdam, daily cycling is currently exploding in North American cities. People ride folding bikes to the train, slip through traf?c on tricked-out ?xed-gears, and carry children and groceries on their utility bikes. Commuters are giving up their cars Monday through Friday, bike lanes and bike parking are sprouting up all over, and Talking Head David Byrne has designed arty bike racks for various New York City neighborhoods.
It's healthy for riders and clean for the environment, but is it fun? Amy Walker, who has been at the forefront of the urban cycling trend, knows that the answer is yes. She presents stories by a diverse group of cycling enthusiasts and activists that, accompanied by the illustrations of bike culture artist Matt Fleming, show readers why. They say you never forget how to ride a bike; this collection helps us remember why we ride.
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Content
- Intro
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Bicycling Is Contagious by Amy Walker
- Part One: All The Right Reasons
- 2. Because It's Fun! by Terry Lowe
- 3. Cycling Is Faster by Lars Goeller
- 4. Cycling for Health, Wealth, and Freedom by Todd Litman
- 5. Youth, Sex, and Cake: The Physical Gifts of a Bicycling Lifestyle by Kristen Steele
- 6. The Environmental Good of Switching from Car to Bike by Stephen Rees
- 7. Less Is More by Amy Walker
- 8. The Curious Cyclist by Deb Greco
- 9. Cycles and Relocalizing by Amy Walker
- 10. Notes from a Bicycle Bodhisattva: May All Beings Be Liberated! by Carmen Mills
- Part Two: Gearing Up
- 11. How to Help a Bike Shop Help You by Ulrike Rodrigues
- 12. A Rough Guide to the City Bike by Wendell Challenger
- 13. Bike Style: What to Wear When Riding a Bike by Amy Walker
- 14. Five Stages in Le Tour de Parent by Chris Keam
- 15. The Case for Internally Geared Bicycle Hubs by Aaron Goss
- 16. Light Up Your Life by Lars Goeller
- 17. The Art and Craft of Handmade Bicycles by Amy Walker
- 18. Cargo Bikes by Finley Fagan
- 19. Freakbikes by Megulon-5
- 20. Fixed-Gear Bikes on the Street: A Dangerous Fad? by Martin Neale
- 21. Folding Bikes by Ulrike Rodrigues
- 22. Ergonomic Evolution: The Advantages of Riding Reclined by Vincent de Tourdonnet
- 23. Cycling for All Abilities and Needs by Ron Richings
- 24. E-bikes Offer an Extra Push by Sarah Ripplinger
- 25. Shopping by Bike: Racks, Baskets, Panniers, and More by Denise Wrathall
- 26. Riding in the Rain by Amy Walker
- Part Three: Community And Culture
- 27. Bicycle Space by Mykle Hansen
- 28. Sharing Biking through Culture by Amy Walker
- 29. The Well-Tempered Cyclist by Deb Greco
- 30. Travels with a Bicycle by Shawn Granton
- 31. Women and the Benefits of Biking by Elly Blue
- 32. Biking with Kids by Chris Keam
- 33. Collective Bike Shops by Amy Walker
- 34. Earn-a-Bike Programs: Lessons from Chicago's West Town Bikes by John Greenfield
- 35. Ciclovia: A Celebration of Car-Free Streets by Jeff Mapes
- 36. Bike Party by Dan Goldwater
- Part Four: Getting Serious
- 37. Bike-Friendly Workplaces by Bonnie Fenton
- 38. Bikes Work: The Development and Impact of Small Bicycle Businesses by Sarah Mirk
- 39. Bike Businesses and the Bike-Craft Boom by Amy Walker
- 40. The Individuation of the Cyclist: Working with the Law to Attain Perfect Consciousness by David Hay
- 41. A History of Bike Advocacy by Jeff Mapes
- 42. From Vision to Victory: Grassroots Bicycle Advocacy by Kristen Steele
- 43. Safety in Numbers by Elly Blue
- 44. Safe Routes to School by Deb Hubsmith
- 45. Designing Our Cities for Bikes: Digging Up the Parking Lot by Lori Kessler
- 46. Mixing Cycling with Other Transportation: Go Farther, Faster, with Greater Flexibility by Eric Doherty
- 47. Thanks for (Bike) Sharing by Greg Borzo
- 48. Cycling Rights-of-Way by John Pucher
- 49. Bike Parking by John Pucher
- 50. Disappearing Car Traffic: Making Space for People by Bonnie Fenton
- Index
- About the Editor
