Life in the Bike Lane Tom Frady I don’t have to tell you five loyal readers about all the confusion surrounding COVID19. I have edited this column a number o...

Life in the Bike Lane Tom Frady This column is only tangentially related to cycling, but I will use the word “bike” as often as I can. Spoiler alert: As usua...

Life in the Bike Lane Tom Frady In the great state of Idaho, a cyclist does not have to come to a full stop at a stop sign as long as he has the clear right ...

Live in the Bike Lane Tom Frady There are many weather-related challenges when bike riding. Rain. Extreme heat. Extreme cold. Wind. The donut shop is closed ...

Hi Cyclists ! ! I wonder what you all are doing on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings? Have you dug out your old trainers like I did or are you out riding...

Life in the Bike Lane Tom Frady I am famously (or is it derisively?) known to keep charts on stuff. I like to watch the lines in a chart grow and change over...

Life in the Bike Lane Tom Frady For those of you who just picked up a copy of this newspaper left on a chair at your local coffee hangout and accidently bega...

Life in the Bike Lane By Tom Frady In past columns I have alluded to the fact that roads were originally paved for bicycles, not cars. It is usually part of ...

Life in the Bike Lane Tom Frady The most sharp-eyed among you five loyal readers may have noticed this column has not appeared for several weeks. I have been...

Life in the Bike Lane Tom Frady The most sharp-eyed among you five loyal readers may have noticed this column has not appeared for several weeks. I have been...

Life in the Bike Lane Tom Frady A recent study from Australia shows a shocking number of people, maybe more than half, view cyclists as less than human. Beca...

Life in the Bike Lane Tom Frady So, you have decided to start riding a bike again. Or maybe for the first time since you were a wee tot. Good for you! There ...

Life in the Bike Lane Tom Frady I canceled a group ride recently. We were scheduled to leave at 8:30. I made the decision at 7:00am. The rain came at 9:00. E...

Life in the Bike Lane Tom Frady A recent study found cyclists form strong emotional bonds to their bikes. A researcher from the University of Alberta’s Facul...

Life in the Bike Lane Tom Frady In most cases, a group of riders on the narrowest, curviest road will delay a driver only a few seconds. Drivers: Please exer...

Life in the Bike Lane Tom Frady I don’t do resolutions. At least not the New Year kind. Goals? Not really. Bucket list? I have three buckets in the shed, but...

Life in the Bike Lane Tom Frady Back in the day, “the day” being the late 1800’s, the bicycle began to get popular. But, oh! Those dirt/mud/cobblestone roads...

Life in the Bike Lane Tom Frady Like you five loyal readers, I wonder about stuff. Some of the stuff about which I wonder have actual answers, and deep down,...

So why is the dominant trend in mainstream trail design rolling, smooth, 4ft wide trails with zero features or personality? On one hand it comes off as a hum...

NEW RIDERS: DO THIS Life in the Bike Lane Tom Frady In the years I have been scribbling this column, you 5 loyal readers will have noted I often encourage no...