Geoffrey Honey came across this great video put out by People for Bikes.  It’s a great take on the benefits of riding your bike!

Check it out here –  Shed the Monster.

RECALL ALERT

For those of you riding Trek bikes with disc brakes and quick release skewers, please note that Trek has issued a recall for them. There is the possibility of the skewer getting caught in the disc brake and causing an accident. Check out your local dealer for more information!

An interesting discussion is taking place on various media outlets about whether cyclists should paint their bikes with “Lifepaint” that glows in the dark – so that we make ourselves more visible to motorists. Cycle Transitions advocates safety first but why has it come to this? Why do we have to glow on the roads? Why can’t we just have lights like cars do? Here’s a link to an interesting article on this subject by Eben Weiss in the Washington Post:

“Don’t Make Bicyclists More Visible. Make Cars Stop Running Them Over”:

What do you think?

The cycling season is just starting and already there have been two serious cycling accidents in this area, one causing death and one causing significant injuries! In that light we bring you links to three excellent videos from vimeo.com that can be a “refresher” on practices for safe cycling (click on the titles):

Helmets 101

Bike Handling Skills 101

Traffic Skills 101

Be safe out there!