How I bike my (energetic) dog around. Or, the only good dog is an exercised dog. [Springer]

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Jun 25, 2009

As Cesar Millan of The Dog Whisperer says, most discipline problems are rooted in a dog not getting enough exercise. Enter: the Springer. I bought one'a these handy "Springer" dog-bicycle attachments off ebay a…

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What Would (or Did) It Take for Me to Bike to Work Everyday? Call for comments!

By elephantjournal.com on Jun 24, 2009

Send us your reasons for biking to work! You can either post it as a COMMENT or send your response to editorial@elephantjournal.com. As a student at the University of Colorado, I am proud to…

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Boulder Celebrity Commuter Contest. Car (share) vs. Bicycle vs. Bus vs. Segway vs. Walking.

By elephantjournal.com on Jun 23, 2009

Bike vs. Segway vs. Carshare vs. Bus...it's the Boulder "Celebrity" Commuter Challenge! Take all the modes of public transport, including car, segway (!), bicycle, bus and walking...which is most practical? That's what the Boulder…

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Duzer bikes (a cruiser) across America.

By elephantjournal.com on Jun 15, 2009

Update: Where is Duzer now? In the middle of f**king nowhere! Look at the map! Ryan Van Duzer is The Daily Camera's "Out There Guy," a rising star on The Travel Channel, is biking…

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How many calories an hour does casual biking burn?

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on May 28, 2009

Via our friends over at Ideal Bite, some bicycle (click here for my Huffington Post article on Top 10 Commuter Bikes) basics: Every gallon of gasoline we burn creates about 20 pounds of climate-change-causing CO2,…

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Bike Sales 2008: The Good, The Bad, the Ugly. And the Inspiring.

By elephantjournal.com on May 27, 2009

From Treehugger, the Good: While news of the four-wheel variety remains bleak with news that GM is on the brink of bankruptcy, news for the two wheel set is mostly good. In fact, more…

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Bikeland.

By elephantjournal.com on May 20, 2009

New York Times on how Portland's citizens helped Portland's government help its citizens build a sustainable, year-round Bike Culture. It's my favorite city I've never been to. Video: Bonus. Portland's Bike Boulevards: And, sexy…

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Bike Commuter Porn. [Video]

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on May 12, 2009

Copenhagen: City of Cyclists Bike Commuter Video. When it comes to ski movies, a successful low-budget genre where they repeatedly show boys and girls snowboarding down crazy mountins, movies that are light on plot and…

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The Idaho Stop: safer for cyclists, quicker for autos.

By elephantjournal.com on Apr 28, 2009

Great video re: the Idaho Stop, or Rolling Stop, which has been legal in Idaho since 1982. Interestingly, if you trust cyclists not to watch their own safety, there's less accidents, less petty offenses,…

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Ugly Your Bike #2. Rust Stickers (Anti-theft for bicycles)

By elephantjournal.com on Mar 31, 2009

Second in a series on How Not to Get Your Nice New Bike Stole. On my way to lunch at The Kitchen with a representative of Chefs Up Front/Operation Frontline today, I popped by one of…

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How Cars (don’t) work for you. How Bike Sharing does. Bcycle. Video. Want one? Vote for your City!

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Mar 26, 2009

Why don't we have Bcycle, or another such bike sharing program in Boulder? Boston? Burlington? Denver does. Even cooler than the brilliant video (with thanks for the tip to Dave Rogers) is the instant city…

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Colorado: Bicycle Safety Bill, other bike-friendly measures. Call your State Senator!

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Mar 9, 2009

Having been hit on my bike by a car a few weeks ago, and having failed to get the driver's info, and finding myself still in daily pain though I was, all-in-all, unscathed—I suddenly…

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Raise the price of gas to $4…before the next Oil Crunch hits.

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Feb 23, 2009

No politician has the guts...why? Because American consumers want cheap gas, and lots of it. So the blame lies with us when next OPEC tightens their valves and our unprepared, un-eco economy goes into…

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Yesterday, I got hit by a car. I was fine. My bike was not.

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Feb 17, 2009

Above: One of my favorite books, when I was a child. Parents: my ma & I recommend it highly. Please note: despite the below, far more folks get in accidents in cars every day,…

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What are the Top 5 Eco-est Cafes in America?

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Feb 14, 2009

Given elephantjournal.com's bike-crazy, fair-trade lovin', big tea selection, eco to-go cups, fast wireless and bookstore-adjoining biases—as well as my personal ignorance about cafes that aren't either in NYC, LA or within biking distance of…

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Behind The Scenes at New Belgium Brewing… elephant journal hops into one of America’s best breweries.

By Rusty Ralston on Jan 22, 2009

Hello friends and beer-lovers. My name is Rusty Ralston and I work for the New York Times.  Well, umm, actually, ahem... I work for Elephant Journal. Not quite the same, really.  BUT, that's how…

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Desiplex: A simple eco home (party like it’s 1899)

By Anna Gilkerson on Sep 12, 2008

I want to talk to you folks about the term “living with less is living with more”. Our good friend Desiree lives in an apartment in Montreal and bikes to work, but not that…

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video: NYC commute via Fixie: POV

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Sep 1, 2008

An art form. A study showed the average car in NYC goes about 5 mph or something...bikes can beat that, easy (as long as you ride like this guy, going from Midtown to Chelsea).…

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Commuter Bike Smackdown: Masi vs. Kronan vs. Biomega vs. Paul Frank vs. Bianchi Milano vs. Jorg & Olif vs. Electra Amsterdam vs. A.N.T vs. Simple City oh my.

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Aug 13, 2008

First among contenders for that elusive "ideal commuter bike"—Jorg & Olif. Pricey, but looks to be well worth it. Heavy, but gorgeous. Handlebars reach a bit far back—making the riding position almost too upright—but…

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Bike More (Drink Beer).

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Aug 13, 2008

  Watch New Belgium's whacky, dorky, funny—and all too true—video. Now if only New Belgium would offer all my favorite beers with organic options, I'd tattoo Team Wonderbike's logo on my forehead.   Human-powered, carbon-free,…

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