Product Review: Planet Bike Superflash Bike Lights
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The Superflash tail light by Planet Bike has been my go-to rear bike light for many years now. There are several models starting at just over $20.
Here's why I like 'em.
Read More5 Reasons to Ride A Singlespeed Bike
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Yes, I ride a bike. Yes, I live in San Francisco. Yes, there are hills. No, my bike does not have gears. Here's why.
Read MoreBike Ride Post Mortem: SF Tweed
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The San Francisco Tweed Ride was this past Sunday. Melissa, of Bike Pretty, did an amazing job organizing the ride. There were over 60 riders and an awesome team of sponsors.
My responsibility was to design a route that was safe, relaxing, and fun for everybody. This is an assessment of the risks that I took in the design process and how each of those risks panned out.
Read MoreWhy You Want a Light Bike: It's Not What You Think
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I don't know about you, but the best way for me to shave seconds off my commute is to push the snooze button less.
Here are 5 reasons transportation bikers benefit from riding a light bike.
Read MoreRoad User Experience: Run the Red Light
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When I'm designing a product there's a phrase I use when my product kills somebody: bad user experience. Design means identifying bad user experiences (preferably before people die) and implementing solutions. When those solutions are simple and low risk they're called "low hanging fruit".
Read MoreTop 10 Things to do When Planning a Bike Party
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I've planned many of my own group rides. I am currently in the process of designing the route for the SF Tweed Ride next weekend.
Here are 10 rules for designing a great group ride:
Read MoreDitch Your Road Bike
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Drop bars are a handlebar style found mainly on road, 'cross, and touring bikes. These bikes are frequently sold on their "versatility". Not only will they get you around in the city, but you can also ride recreationally to mystical faraway lands inaccessible on a hybrid or single speed bike.
But the fact is that drop bars, on most bikes, cause us to make big sacrifices in safety.
Read MoreConvert 123D Design Files to .SAT
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123D Design is an amazing tool for creating custom 3D models. It's totally free, runs on basically anything, and is incredibly simple.
But the .123DX file is basically useless outside of 123D Design. This makes it very difficult to jump from prototype to product within the 123D ecosystem.
Fear not! This is how you extract a .SAT file from your .123DX file.
Read MoreWhy I Don't Drive
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A recent article published by The Washington Post is attempting to answer the question "why don't Millennials want cars?"
While I can't make generalizations about the trend, I am one of those Millennials who gave up a comfortable life in the suburbs to live on the fringes of society as a bike-riding-urbanist-techno-rebel (ie. hipster).
Read MoreWhat is a Transportation Biker?
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A transportation biker is somebody who bikes primarily to get from point A to point B rather than in large loops designed to induce suffering.
Read MoreNo Cars Go: A Safe Streets Anthem
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Every Sunday approximately 1.5 miles of JFK Drive in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park is closed to cars. You will frequently find me biking this stretch of road and blasting "No Cars Go" by Arcade Fire on my UE Boom. It's a powerful, orchestral song with few words but a lot to say.
Read MoreSaying "Women Don't Bike" is Sexist
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Singling out women as a troubled spot on the road to bicycle freedom is a backwards and sexist way of getting PEOPLE on bikes. Saying “women don’t bike” only reinforces the idea that women shouldn’t bike. An idea that is obviously false.
Read MoreBike Tip: How to Walk Your Bike
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Biking for transportation does not require a lot of skill. But when you're off your bike there's a lot of little difficulties that can add up to a lot of frustration. Just walking your bike can (literally) be a pain until you get the hang of it.
Read MoreProduct Review: Pedal Straps
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My optimal pedal setup is a wide, flat BMX pedal and a nylon pedal strap with velcro.
Read MoreHow to Get a Non-Biker to Bike
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When it comes to transportation biking, there really is safety in numbers. That’s why it’s vital for us to recruit new disciples of the sustainable transportation cult.
Read MoreProtected Bike Lanes Make the City Better for Everybody
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"The way we choose to move around our cities is changing."
Read MoreFuture Bike - Product Review: UE Boom
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The UE Boom is rugged, water resistant, and essentially the first portable Bluetooth speaker that is designed with the needs of transportation bikers in mind.
Read MoreSan Francisco Provides $20.6 Billion in Public Housing...For Cars
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If privately owned, all of the public parking in San Francisco would generate $244.8 million a year in property tax revenue. Subtract the revenue it generates from public parking and ignore what the city spends on maintenance. You find that public parking in San Francisco represents a $117 million opportunity cost to the city and the taxpayers.
Read MoreWebsite is Up!
/Modeo now has a snazzy new website! Thanks Squarespace for making such awesome tools and Angel Kittiyachavalit for the logo. It looks great.
