Thomas Bahde | March 2, 2010
You have probably noticed, loyal readers, that BikeSD has been off the air for a little while, or at least that new posts have slowed down. Those of us who contribute to, edit, and administer the site are not full-time advocates in the traditional sense. We all have other things we do. What unites us [...]
Thomas Bahde | February 12, 2010
So yeah, I got hit by a car last night. It wasn’t serious, I wasn’t hurt, and I don’t think there was any serious damage to my bike (30 lbs. of British steel, they don’t build ‘em like they used to). I was crossing a quiet residential intersection two blocks from my house, on the [...]
Sam Ollinger | January 30, 2010
Here are BikeSD.org, we want to be a resource for all cyclists in the San Diego region. We want to be the place that all cyclists can visit and contribute to the discussion. There is no central resource that focuses on cyclists in the San Diego region. As such, Bike San Diego strives to be [...]
Thomas Bahde | December 11, 2009
I recently went shopping for new front and rear bicycle lights so that my wife and I could both be fully lighted for Saturday’s Tweed Ride. Because I ride relatively short distances at night, and don’t do it that often, I primarily need my lights to be seen, rather than to see where I’m going.
Looking [...]
Thomas Bahde | October 29, 2009
I posted last month about Keegan Kyle’s (Voice of San Diego) apparently negative impressions of the Critical Mass ride he went on. Some readers didn’t find Kyle’s take negative, others did. Well, Kyle is at it again, with a short bit about this month’s upcoming ride. The headline and teaser this morning on the “This [...]
Thomas Bahde | September 18, 2009
Rudeness has been in the news a lot this week. Congressman Joe Wilson yelled at the president, Kanye West was, well, Kanye West at the MTV Video Music Awards, and all of it has unleashed the media pundits. Speculation abounds about whether our culture has reached new lows of selfishness and entitlement. Everything from the [...]
Sam Ollinger | September 9, 2009
The National Resource Defense Council (NRDC) reviewed cities across the nation and named 15 “Smarter Cities” in small, medium, and large city categories. They looked at the following criteria:
air quality
green building
standard of living
environmental standards and participation
transportation
recycling
green space
energy production and conservation
water quality
The mission in creating this list was to “foster a little friendly competition … as [...]
Thomas Bahde | August 26, 2009
The last Friday of every month is Critical Mass, an event in which thousands of bicyclists in cities around the world demonstrate their right to the roads. San Diego’s Mass has grown substantially within the last year or so, typically topping 1,000 riders each month. With so many riders, there are bound to be a [...]
