The light construction of bicycles trades off against the possibility of damage from bumps and potholes, railroad tracks, rocks and roots… The tradeoff can be successful but, as with many other aspects of bicycling, your riding skills matter. Your choice of a bicycle… Let’s start with some good news. Bicycles have pneumatic tires which can […]
Great news: ABEA Board member Beth Black has published a second edition of her book, The Caring Parent’s E-Bike Survival Guide. And — it is now number one in three categories on Amazon.com: Consumer Guides, Parenting Reference and Education Reference. We asked Beth: Why a second edition? The first edition was a trailblazer. When it […]
También en español — this article is also available in Spanish.. I have some exciting news: a translation of Bicycling Street Smarts, in Spanish, is now available as a Kindle ebook. The title: El Ciclista Astuto. How did Bicycling Street Smarts in Spanish come about? CyclingSavvy Instructor Michael Brooks reached out to Minneapolis Latinos en […]
Also in English — este artÃculo también está disponible en inglés. Tengo noticias emocionantes: una traducción de Bicycling Street Smarts, en español, ya está disponible como un ebook para Kindle. El tÃtulo: El Ciclista Astuto. ¿Cómo surgió Bicycling Street Smarts en español? El instructor de CyclingSavvy, Michael Brooks, se puso en contacto con Noemi Treviño […]
The Philadelphia Bike Expo is on the weekend of March 14-15. CyclingSavvy Instructor Pamela Murray will be presenting on bicycling for daily travel at 10:30 AM Saturday. Pamela lives the bike life. She uses her bicycle for daily transportation, runs group rides and tours, teaches CyclingSavvy courses and is a Bicycle Benefits ambassador. What’s Bicycle […]
 A group ride can show how a challenge is manageable, and reasonably safe.
A bicyclist rode up to Beech street on Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA in the separated bikeway to the right of turning vehicles. A pickup truck right-hooked him. He posted a complaint on Facebook. CyclingSavvy policy is to respect bicyclists’ choices. Our goal is to help you to make informed choices, and execute them […]
A CyclingSavvy subscriber commented that the only information on clipless pedals on our Web site was to not use them in a CyclingSavvy on-bike session…
Why do I want to tame a challenging multi-lane Interstate highway crossing? Usually, because it is on a route I need to take, but one time, I had a special reason. One of my Boston-area bicycle club‘s rides started and finished at a restaurant, the Craft Food Hall in Waltham. The ride had to cross […]
Children’s bicycles are very different from grownup bicycles. Overcoming the force of habit from childhood improves efficiency and safety.
CyclingSavvy is a program of the American Bicycling Education Association. Our mission is to provide programs and resources for the education of bicyclists as drivers of vehicles, and bicycling-related education for traffic engineers, transportation planners, law enforcement professionals, educators, and the general public.