Month: May 2008

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Bike to Work Day 2008 is May 16 – Registration is OPEN


May 16, 2008 is bike to work day. Mark your calendars, or better yet, REGISTER ONLINE.

The first 225 will receive a canvas bag and T- shirt. The first 500 registrants will receive a T- shirt.

This year’s Grand Prize will be a trip for 2 with Adventure Cycling on the C&O Canal. For trip information Click Here

We are currently gearing up to make 2008 our most successful event. If you are interested in volunteering, have any new innovative ideas, or would like more information on how to participate, please visit the BMC Bicycle Commuting page or e-mail Jamie Bridges at jbridges@baltometro.org.
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stolen bike

my bike was lifted today between 11 and 12:30 from the bike rack on my car at boston street in canton. It is a red 97 Specialized Hardrock AX 19 inch frame, black full fenders, shimano spd pedals, gel seat, Michelin city comfort tires tires. Has a washington cycle sticker on the frame. it also has a clip for a small band under the seat and clip on the handle bar for odometer. if you see it please let me know at info at baltimorespokes.org.

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Turning Big Truck Traffic into Electricity

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It took him eight years to get a working prototype, but now there’s one working at the Port of Oakland which Kenney calls the "Dragon Power Station". Special plates are set on the road, and as big trucks drive over them (about 2,500 of them per day at the port), they compress a tank of hydraulic fluid under the road, which in turn creates a series of pumping actions that turns a generator to produce electricity.
By June, the Dragon should generate about 5,000 to 7,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity each day, or enough to power up to 1,750 homes. Not bad for a prototype.
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Good helmet does not need to cost an arm and a leg

On the store shelf sit three helmets. One is $40. Another is $80. The third is $145. They look identical — same brand, same box, same color and shape. Only a small tag above the price differentiates them by name.
So why the price difference?
You’re not the only person asking this question, and it may seem that "you get what you pay for." So why not buy the best?
But slow down.
There are a few things to consider before forking over the cash for a long-term purchase such as a helmet. Unless you crash, a helmet should last five years, so be sure the money is spent well.
Randy Swart, director of the Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute in Arlington, Va., said the bottom line is this: All helmets on today’s market are made to specified safety guidelines outlined by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
That means they’re all safe. That applies to the $7.14 Bell-brand cartoon-covered helmets available at Wal-Mart and to the $189 Giro-brand Atmos, made popular by cycling superstar Lance Armstrong.
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Because of bus/car centric design of school students are discouraged to bike and should take the bus instead

When the Bridgewater-Raritan High School environmental club settled on a way to spend more than $2,000 raised over the last four years, co-president Michelle Slosberg never imagined their choice would be so controversial.
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More than a week ago, the carbon-conscious students offered to buy and install a bike rack at the school, but were baffled by the response. Principal James Riccobono declined the offer.
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Slosberg and Dransfield said Riccobono expressed concerns over the safety of students jostling with the heavy bus and car traffic in front of the school and biking along busy Garretson Road.
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"In as much as the district provides courtesy busing to students who live within walking distance of the high school, because of the danger on Garretson Road, it does (not) make sense, in my opinion, to promote the riding of bicycles to school," the letter read.
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