Bike culture doesn’t have a damn thing to do with helmets

To hear some people tell it, all we need to get real bike culture going in the States is to ditch our helmets. As if it were that easy.

Ten ways a bike will change your life: Welcome to the neighborhood!

On a bike, you’ll become more intimately connected to your community. Sometimes in unexpected ways.

Ten ways a bike will change your life: A bike never lies

The first in a series of 10 ways a bike will change your life. Looking for a little flattery? It won’t come from your bike.

My next-generation transport bike

Still sitting in the build rack: My new Surly Long Haul Trucker. It’s already whispering sweet things about adventure and the open road.

Arms as white as the belly of a fish

It’s a paradox: How can I sound as if I know something about bicycles, while clearly looking so awkward around my own?

Like waiting for paint to dry

It’s a messy job, but somebody has to do it. Applying a second coat of shellac to the cork grips on my 1974 Raleigh Sprite.