Posted by Todd on Oct 20 2009
Tags: Bike Touring
Photo credit: Paul O. Boisvert for The New York Times
Lou Bresee of Lake Champlain Bikeways was quoted in a New York Times article about fall foliage bike tours. Writer Katie Zezima took a ride with Bike Vermont and had this to say (emphasis added):
Having grown up in Connecticut and now as a reporter in New [...]
Posted by Adele on Oct 19 2009
Benefit Bake Raffle Tickets Win BIG
Posted by Kevin on Oct 16 2009
Tags: Bike Commuting, Tips
Have you checked the air pressure in your bicycle’s tires recently? If so, you may have noticed a markedly lower reading than what your gauge read in mid-summer.
Time and temperature both affect tire pressure. Expect to lose at least 1 psi of pressure with the passing of each month (hence the “flat” tires on bikes [...]
Posted by Todd on Oct 09 2009
Tags: Share the Road
This just in from the director of the VT Bicycle & Pedestrian Coalition, Nancy Schulz:
The latest Vermont Driver’s Manual recommends that drivers “leave at least four feet of passing space between the right side of your vehicle and a bicyclist.” (p. 40)
This language represents an improvement from the former text which called for a minimum [...]
Posted by Adele on Oct 07 2009
Sat. October 10th will be the last day for members to get one of my home made cookies.
Happy Birthday to Local Motion and thank you to our members for all your support.
Ryan will be at the trailside center from 10 to 6 pm so do stop by!
