Cycling

• Reposted:

  Joy and Rage on Two Wheels: A Q&A With DC’s Bike Booster WABA’s Elizabeth Kiker on bike lanes and other issues.

  "E-bikes are magical. The people we’re trying to reach, the [ages] eight to 80, the kids, the elderly, the women, the people who may not be in the best shape of their lives, e-bikes transform lives."

  #cycling #ebike

  https://www.washingtonian.com/2023/08/29/joy-and-rage-on-two-wheels-a-qa-with-dcs-bike-booster

• Some thoughts on “Data suggests fears of bike lane-induced vehicle traffic nightmare…are unfounded”

  I think it’s easy for a driver in traffic to see an empty bike lane and think “if only I could use that lane I wouldn’t be stuck,” but the only reason that lane is clear is because it’s denied to cars. If it were another car lane, it would be just another lane stuck in traffic.

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• https://twitter.com/letour/status/1682422045458550785

  This interview with today’s Tour de France stage winner is so wonderfully candid and honest.

• I haven’t watched the Tour de France in years so I don’t know if this year is unusual or not, but it has been really exciting so far. Phil Gaimon’s YouTube commentary has been a highlight too.

• Building the Most Popular eBike in America - The crazy Story of Lectric eBikes with Levi Conlow

  Levi Conlow of Lectric eBikes seems like an incredibly genuine and likable guy. This was a very interesting interview.