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John Allen

About John Allen

Hi -- I am CyclingSavvy instructor John Allen.
I teach so that other people can experience the freedom which I know as a cyclist. I can show you how to do this in safety and with confidence, through the Bicycling Street Smarts booklet or in a CyclingSavvy course.

Entries by John Allen

Does a Stop Sign Just Mean “Stop”?

January 26, 2023/6 Comments/by John Allen

A stop sign just means “stop,”. Or does it?

Aiming for good bicycle lighting

November 11, 2022/4 Comments/by John Allen

It’s that time of year again — it’s dark out there! Tremendous advances in bicycle lights have occurred over the past few years. Now you can light your way without lightening your wallet. John Allen shares a few things you should aim for in buying bicycle lights — and how to aim them for best effect.

Illegal turns, unsolicited favors

September 22, 2022/7 Comments/by John Allen

I am riding on a two-lane road, leaving room for motorists to pass — releasing. This is a semi-rural road with a residential driveway here and there. Almost all traffic […]

Bicycle Portland, Maine

July 30, 2022/0 Comments/by John Allen

Bicycle Portland, Maine and the surrounding area, August 25-28 (Thurs.-Sun.). Pick and choose among any or all of these events: 6-lighthouse coastal tour, lobster dinner on the beach, overnight camping […]

Circular Intersection Basics

April 28, 2022/1 Comment/by John Allen

This article introduces the topic of circular intersections, also called traffic circles, rotaries, and roundabouts. There is a detailed description of them on Wikipedia. I hail from Massachusetts, which is […]

Resources from Bicycle Touring Ride Awesome Meeting

April 12, 2022/0 Comments/by John Allen

Ride Awesome members -- here are resources that Laurie and Marshall Cohen provided in connection with the Zoom session about bicycle touring they led on March 23. Thanks to Laurie and Marshall!

There is a video recording of the March meeting.

Here are the links to the documents which Marshal...

This post is for Ride Awesome Members.

The making of the CyclingSavvy Blind Area of a Truck Video

April 8, 2022/0 Comments/by John Allen

For years, the American Bicycling Education Association has used words and pictures to show how bicyclists can avoid truck-bicycle crashes. Sometime in 2019, CyclingSavvy Instructor John Schubert suggested that we […]

About Bicycle Gearing for a Good Pedaling Cadence

March 5, 2022/5 Comments/by John Allen

A previous Savvy Cyclist post describes bicycle gearing, and how to accelerate. This post gets to how your legs can produce power for a day’s ride without getting sore – […]

Join Us at the Philly Bike Expo!

October 28, 2021/0 Comments/by John Allen

The American Bicycling Education Association is pleased to announce that we’ll be at the Philly Bike Expo. So mark your calendars! Founded in 2010 by Bilenky Cycle Works, the Philly Bike Expo […]

Control-and-Release Strategy with Ian Whiting

July 31, 2021/7 Comments/by John Allen

Could you make friends with the driver of a big rig that comes up behind you on a shoulderless two-lane highway, uphill, with oncoming traffic? Well yes, CyclingSavvy graduate Ian Whiting did. One of his control and release strategies is like nothing I had seen before, and it works.

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