Australian Musician Kristin Rule coins herself “The Unconventional Cellist,” a fitting title considering the way she’ll tour her most recent album. Instead of making the 400k route by bus, as many musicians do, she’ll tour by bike, pedaling herself, and everything she needs on tour–cello… Read the rest

A compact electric vehicle called “The Kestrel” is being developed as we speak in Canada. Later this August, the prototype will be fully developed and tested by Motive Industries, Inc., a Calgary-based firm “focused on advanced materials and technologies.” The body of the car will be made… Read the rest

Yes, the German Autobahn is typically associated with cars, not bikes. And yes, one million cyclists (as well as pedestrians) really overtook it on Sunday, July 18th as a part of an event called “Still-Life,” held to celebrate the Ruhr region of Germany, named the “Cultural… Read the rest

Before I tell you about my test drive this week of the new, all-electric Nissan Leaf, a disclaimer: If you’re looking for a review packed with performance stats (or any mention of the word torque), you’re out of luck; my experience with cars consists of… Read the rest

This is a touched up version of a cartoon I published for Independence Day 2008. Under the biker it used to say “… free from foreign oil.” I think the change to BP was fitting. Same message though–DITCH YOUR CAR! RIDE YOUR BIKE!

A $1.32 million federal grant will soon make the I-5 corridor from Canada to Oregon the country’s first electric highway–complete with electric charging stations plugged at every 80 miles (the average e-car has a charging range of about 100 miles). In total, ten Level-3 electric power… Read the rest

Riding your bike to the store, as innocent of an act as it may be, has some inherent liability written into it. It’s altogether possible that you’ll park your bike outside, lock it up, go in to do your shopping, and come out to find that… Read the rest

What if the energy you expend while cycling could do more than just propel you from place to place? What if that energy could actually do double duty–and be utilized not only to move our bicycling bodies–but also to power our very own cell phones… The… Read the rest

What do you do with your outdoor and recreational “accessories” when they’re all worn out? For example–Where does your old wetsuit end up? What about your hiking shoes? And what happened to that battered skateboard deck that got so much use once upon a time? If… Read the rest

A trail plan proposed by the Middlesex Fells Reservation in Massachusetts has raised concern for conservation groups over expanded trail access for mountain bikers. Though the plan is part of a yearlong assessment of the Fells trail system and the Department of Conservation and Recreation… Read the rest