Category Archives: cycling lifestyle

And now for a word — or 850 — from Sharrow: Why be a cycling mom

Posted on April 4, 2012 by

Note from Eugene Bicyclist: On the off chance you’ve been wondering where the hell I’ve been, look: I’ve been busy … driving around in my new GMC Yukon and laying on the couch with a Double Big Gulp of Mountain … Continue reading →

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The drawbacks of bicycling with kids: No 1: the backtrack

Posted on January 24, 2012 by

The Eugene blogger known as Mamafiets — who writes nicely about life as an essentially car-free mom of two young children — has started a series of posts entitled: “25 Things I Love About Family Bicycling” She has written about … Continue reading →

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Should we all go for a ride sometime?

Posted on October 18, 2011 by

That last post notwithstanding, my bicycling life is not entirely about commuting and shopping. Sometimes it’s about heading out into the countryside and getting dropped: That guy up ahead receding into the distance is one of our frequent commenters here, … Continue reading →

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How I became an urban cyclist; or America, where anything is possible

Posted on October 16, 2011 by

I never envisioned this. How did I get here? Why are there kids on my bike? Here’s me circa 1993, I think, at a place called Kelly Canyon, a second-rate ski area in Idaho. Mediocre skiing. Excellent mountain biking: That … Continue reading →

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Sharrow’s rough day

Posted on July 18, 2011 by

Sitting innocently at work one day a couple of weeks ago, an e-mail popped into my inbox. From my wife. Subject line: “Sharrow’s defeat.” Uh oh. I opened it up (excerpt follows): I. walked. the. xtracycle. all. the. way. home. … Continue reading →

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