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​ How to get noticed by drivers and not get berated for being a biker.

8/6/2018

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If you only read the beginning of this post, this should be your take away:
Always smile and wave at drivers.
...No matter how you feel about them.

 
It’s the best way to stay safe, be seen and gain respect. Even in a situation where someone turns their car in front of you and nearly kills you. Yes! Waving is still the best response. Many people respond to threats with anger and more than that, anger can be an automatic response and you don’t want someone impulsively responding with horsepower and their bumper. So next time you’re riding a bike and you have doubts about someone’s intentions behind the wheel, SMILE and WAVE.
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recycled bike p(ART)s

6/23/2018

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It's become a habit of mine to collect/salvage interesting bike parts. This is probably something that I picked up in university. Our student-run bike collective had a deal with a local bike shop; they let us climb in their dumpster and take home any bike parts that we wanted. As a business, it was their job to put new parts on bikes at their customer's request. Sometimes perfectly good parts would get thrown away simply because shops can't sell used stuff. Thankfully lots of bike collectives have a similar deal with a local shop. Many bike shops recycle their rubber and metal already. Some even send away their old bike tubes to organizations like Green Guru or Alchemy Goods. (Encourage your local bike shop to recycle their parts if they aren't!)

I've got my own use for broken and discarded bike parts. 

Use 1: I collect parts for class demos and tactile tools. (I'll write about my teaching philosophy and whyI think people need tactile tools to fiddle with to help lessons sink in in another post.)
Use 2: Jewelry and bike art! That's what this is all about. 


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Go girl! Bike tours and bibs

4/16/2018

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I want to get real for a minute about being a woman who bikes and also drinks water. Yeah, I'm about to talk about peeing outside. 
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But let’s start with water.

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Vie Cycle in Bike Bits

3/9/2018

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Vie Cycle got a shout out in Adventure Cycling Association's monthly newsletter! It's short but concise.
Vie Cycle in Bike Bits Vol. 20, No. 5, March 7, 2018
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Adventure Time! And 5 tips for planning a cycle tour.

3/9/2018

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In 2008 I found out about the Adventure Cycling Association (ACA) because, with 7 days before beginning my summer camp job, I decided to go on a 670 mile bike ride. Thankfully most of my friends at the time were equally insane, and I found two who were more than happy to join me.

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    Author: Sylvie Froncek

    I've ridden thousands of miles, led group bike tours, taught maintenance classes and started bike collectives, all in an attempt to share what I love with great people. Read about my adventures and tell me about yours!

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