How To

Table of Contents:

• General
• Maintenance
• Traffic
• Theft
• Buying Bikes
• Lighting
• Weather
• Parking
• Carrying Stuff
• Touring
• Off-Road
• Technical

General:

• How To Start Cycling(via London Cyclist)
• How To Make Bicycling Easy (via The Urban Country)

Traffic:

• The Complete 10 Secrets to Cycling with Traffic
  1. Drivers Don’t Want to Kill You
  2. Ride in a Straight Line
  3. Play by the Rules
  4. Avoid the “Stoplight Squeeze”
  5. Signal Sensibly
  6. Take That Lane
  7. Make Them THINK You’re Unpredictable
  8. Ride With Others
  9. Avoid the Right Hook
  10. Practice Your Route
• Video: How To Pass A Cyclist
• Stopping at an Intersection
• Handling Street Car Tracks and Difficult Intersections With “Indirect Left Turns”
• On Passing – What Are the Rules?
• How do you deal with aggressive drivers(via London Cyclist)
• How to ride a bike on Queen Street (via The General Ledger)

Theft:

• How to foil bike thieves (via TheGridTO)
• How to Lock your Bike Correctly (via Kate Negin)

Buying Bikes:

• Buying New or Old?
• How to Buy a Bicycle in Toronto Using Craigslist

Lighting:

• The Night Rider

Weather:

• 5 Ways to get You and Your Bike Ready for Winter
• Winter Biking in Toronto
• How to Keep Riding Your Bicycle on Rainy Toronto Days
• Dottie Demonstrates Dressing for Winter Cycling
• How To ENJOY Riding In The Rain (via Duncan’s City Ride)
• Simple Tips To Make Bicycling in Rain Enjoyable (via The Urban Country)
• Winter biking basics (via Green Living Online)
  
• How to choose a winter bike (via Dandyhorse Magazine)
  

Bike Parking:

• How to Get Better Bicycle Parking for Your Condo
• How to Lock Your Bike Properly – Do You Make the Grade?
• How To Lock Your Bike (via TOBikeMaven)
• Secure Bike Locking for Any Budget
• How to request a Toronto Post and Ring Bike Parking Stand (via the City of Toronto)

Carrying Stuff:

• How We Carry Stuff on Our Bikes in Toronto
• DIY Milk Crate Pannier

Touring:

• How-To: Plan A Summer Bicycle Trip

Off-Road:

• Where to mountain bike in and around Toronto (via BlogTO)

Technical:

• The ABCs of your bike
• Tools you should ride with