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January 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment
2011 Hero: Bixi Toronto

Toronto News: 2011 Hero: Bixi Toronto [Torontoist] When Bixi Toronto launched in May, we were surprised at how quickly we fell for the sturdy, practical rides that popped up at solar-powered stations across the downtown core—turns out that the bike-share system appeals to even habitual TTC users and bike owners. Stormy when you leave home? Take the TTC or a taxi, and when the sun’s shining later, you can hop on Bixi and pedal home. Planning to paint the town red? Bixi out, dock it and … [Read more...]

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On Sundays, Bike Pirates is Women and Trans Only

November 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment
bikepirates

Great article from The Grid TO about Sundays being women and trans-only at Bike Pirates, a small remedy to the male-dominated cycling scene: For the last three years, Sunday access to this non-profit, do-it-yourself bike collective has been reserved for women and transgendered people. “Mechanics’ shops have not really been a welcoming environment for women and trans folks,” Gottfried said. The Pirates’ Sunday hours are intended to remedy that by offering a time and place where … [Read more...]

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How-To: TRON-ify your bike

September 28, 2011 By 3 Comments
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NOTE: This is a guest post by Emma Jenkin, who like most of us, craves a TRON LightBike, and set out to make an affordable one!   Learn more about Emma at the bottom of this post. Yes, all you need legally for your bike is a white light up front and a red rear light. I know when I’m biking at night I can hardly see other cyclists with just those lights, so I can’t be all that visible either. There are a bunch of options out there to light up your bike a bit more. There’s Bike Glow … [Read more...]

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Video: How BIXI Toronto Bike-Sharing Works

May 6, 2011 By Leave a Comment
bixi

We have to share this fantastic video made by Ryan Carter about how Bixi Toronto works. Great job Ryan! Thanks for agreeing to having your video on BikingToronto. … [Read more...]

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Road Rule #1: Don’t Be A Jerk

November 22, 2010 By 2 Comments
dontbeajerk

There's a great article in the Wall Street Journal about the problems New York City is facing by having tons more cyclists on their streets (thanks to large amounts of new bikelanes and cycling infrastructure on their streets). Essentially, there are a lot more confrontations between cars, bikes and pedestrians... as they all have to share the same space, so NYC is starting a "behaviour campaign" aimed at fostering some on-street civility... basically telling people, no matter their mode of … [Read more...]

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On The Blogs: How To Light Your Bike

November 20, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The Night Rider

Excellent and timely lighting post from Stephen on Cycling50+ ... a great rundown of the lights and reflectors you need to ensure drivers see you at night: Last week’s clock rewind is yet another dead giveaway that winter approaches. And it’s turned many bike commuters into night riders The basic trick to night riding is to see and be seen. Even on well-lit streets, darkness not only makes it more difficult to see, but also judge distances and direction, which means slower reaction … [Read more...]

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On The Blogs: How To Signal Right Turns

November 19, 2010 By 9 Comments
Why I Signal Right Turns With My Left Arm

Not only is it a great post about signaling right turns with your left arm (instead of your right), but Duncan's post on why he signals with his left has also spurred a great little discussion in the comments about the reasons why each method can be useful: It can be easy to forget or simply not use hand signals when cycling. Streetcar tracks, potholes, bike lanes in door zones and other obstacles can have you focusing on keeping both hands on your handlebars. Yet, when it comes to … [Read more...]

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Tips for Riding your Bike this Winter

November 1, 2010 By 3 Comments
Tips for Riding your Bike this Winter

This chilly morning proves it... winter is on the way to Toronto... To help get Toronto Cyclists ready for it (especially if you're thinking of biking through winter for the first time)... we'll start with this collection of links for you: Winter Biking in Toronto tips from the City of Toronto - They’ve posted a handy-dandy brochure (PDF) to help those new to winter cycling get into it. 5 Ways to get You and Your Bike Ready for Winter Winter cycling may sound hard and/or … [Read more...]

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On The Blogs: Car Insurance Tips for Driving near Cyclists

October 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Esurance Offers Drivers Tips… From a Cyclist

Duncan's City Ride brings us a cool sheet of tips from Esurance: While modern cyclists have traded in jaunty caps for high-tech helmets and Grand Canyon-sized potholes for smooth, paved streets, the dangers are still what they were in the good old days, which is to say significant. With more and more cars on the road as well, it’s not always easy to know who has the right of way and who should (simply put) get out of the way. With this in mind, we put together a few quick tips for … [Read more...]

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On The Blogs: Dressing for Winter

October 24, 2010 By 2 Comments
Appropriate Dress

Over on Claire's Fletcher Five blog, she talks about making sure her hands and face are warm as the weather cools down: I’m going to need some mittens. Probably several pairs, as I’m prone to losing stuff. And something to keep my nose and cheeks cozy. And legwarmers. The list goes on... A question for you four-season cyclists: what’s the best piece of winter gear you own? Read the full post on the Fletcher Five … [Read more...]

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The Complete 10 Secrets to Cycling with Traffic

July 26, 2010 By 3 Comments

The last two weeks on BikingToronto have seen us publish 10 "Secrets" to Cycling with Traffic. These aren't secrets of course, but they are things that new cyclists sometimes don't know... so we thought we'd publish a series of them to help people new to riding their bikes around Toronto (and other big cities) learn a little more a little faster. Here is the complete list of tips: Drivers Don’t Want to Kill You Ride in a Straight Line Play by the Rules Avoid the “Stoplight … [Read more...]

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10 Secrets to Cycling with Traffic: Part 10 of 10

July 23, 2010 By 5 Comments
Practice Your Route

Today we finish a series of 10 posts about cycling with car traffic. These are things we have learned from years of riding in downtown Toronto. Some of these tips you may have seen before in other places, and some will be new. This is not meant to be a complete list... there are more secrets out there... but here are 10 that you'll find very useful. NOTE: These are geared towards downtown cycling, since that’s what I’m most familiar with. These all assume that you already know … [Read more...]

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10 Secrets to Cycling with Traffic: Part 9 of 10

July 22, 2010 By 21 Comments
Avoid the Right Hook

Today we continue a series of 10 posts about cycling with car traffic. These are things we have learned from years of riding in downtown Toronto. Some of these tips you may have seen before in other places, and some will be new. This is not meant to be a complete list... there are more secrets out there... but here are 10 that you'll find very useful. NOTE: These are geared towards downtown cycling, since that’s what I’m most familiar with. These all assume that you already know … [Read more...]

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10 Secrets to Cycling with Traffic: Part 8 of 10

July 21, 2010 By 2 Comments
Ride With Others

Today we continue a series of 10 posts about cycling with car traffic. These are things we have learned from years of riding in downtown Toronto. Some of these tips you may have seen before in other places, and some will be new. This is not meant to be a complete list... there are more secrets out there... but here are 10 that you'll find very useful. NOTE: These are geared towards downtown cycling, since that’s what I’m most familiar with. These all assume that you already know … [Read more...]

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10 Secrets to Cycling with Traffic: Part 7 of 10

July 20, 2010 By 6 Comments
Make Them THINK You’re Unpredictable

Today we continue a series of 10 posts about cycling with car traffic. These are things we have learned from years of riding in downtown Toronto. Some of these tips you may have seen before in other places, and some will be new. This is not meant to be a complete list... there are more secrets out there... but here are 10 that you'll find very useful. NOTE: These are geared towards downtown cycling, since that’s what I’m most familiar with. These all assume that you already know … [Read more...]

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