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The Bike Madame Archive
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Advanced Tips on Cycle-Dog Relations
Posted on January 24, 2012 | No CommentsTHE FUZZY brown object on the porch of the yellow house may look innocuous, like a bath mat or a discarded wig, but as I approach, it comes alive! The... -
Be Seen And Heard
Posted on December 8, 2011 | No CommentsStanding out may not be everyone’s favorite thing, but it’s essential when you’re a cyclist on roads designed for and occupied by larger, higher-speed vehicles. This truth finds its most... -
Stuff On My Bike
Posted on November 5, 2011 | No CommentsUnless you can pull whatever you need out of a space-time pocket, you’re going to carry things on your bike. An array of options exist—not including the Star Trek transporter—for... -
Mile-High Cycling (and Beyond)
Posted on October 11, 2011 | No CommentsEvery few years, Seth and I visit his family in beautiful Boulder, Colorado. Boulder has a well-designed system of cycling lanes and trails, including the fantastic Boulder Creek Path, a... -
A Bicycle Goes On Vacation
Posted on September 8, 2011 | No CommentsHELLO, I’M COLUMELLA, a workhorse commuting bicycle who contends stoically with the worst wind, rain, hail, junk in the road, and ugly pavement the North Coast can throw at me.... -
Screaming Mimis
Posted on August 7, 2011 | No CommentsCYCLING IS a source of multisensory pleasures: the crisp diamond-on-fire fragrance of autumn leaves, the melodies of birds, the soft peach radiance of early morning sunlight on grass in seed…... -
Construction Reconstructed
Posted on July 11, 2011 | No CommentsWITH THE arrival of longer, brighter, drier days, many things spring out of our super-saturated ground: flowers, giant slugs, lichen-studded RVs, and bright orange construction cones. To paraphrase The Canterbury... -
Triumph Over Lycra: When Commuters Get the Urge to Compete
Posted on June 5, 2011 | No CommentsAt the sight of a brightly colored, faster-than-light object growing larger in my rear-view mirror, I resign myself to being passed by a competition cyclist excited to be on the... -
Cycling Power to the People!
Posted on May 10, 2011 | No CommentsWhile waiting on line for the restroom at Powell’s City of Books, I perused some books on a nearby shelf. One offered an ironic critique of affluent urban fashionistas through... -
Dreams of an Amphibious Bicycle (and Other Odd Human-Powered Vehicles)
Posted on April 9, 2011 | No CommentsIf the ditches turned Venetian canals at the side of the road and the curtain of rain were not enough, the flashing lights on that yellow “Check Out the Hideous...