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Riding in Traffic
Life in the Bike Lane Tom Frady Those of you who read this column faithfully (yeah, right) know I have been writing about the recent...
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Jan 2, 20213 min read
Here I Go Again
Here I Go Again Life in the Bike Lane Tom Frady If you five loyal readers (I thought I was up to six, but one moved away) will check your...
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Jan 2, 20213 min read
Streets and Roads
Life in the Bike Lane Tom Frady There was a time early in the Covid-19 universe, the streets and roads around Lincoln were eerily empty....
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Jan 2, 20213 min read
Good Days Bad Days
Life in the Bike Lane Tom Frady If you are an avid cyclist you know about the unpredictability of good days and bad days on a bike....
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Oct 6, 20203 min read
This One's for Us Drivers
Life in the Bike Lane Tom Frady Recently, very recently, one of the members of my Bicycle Club was hit by a car at an intersection....
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Oct 6, 20203 min read
A worthy cause
I have ridden in the Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Waves to Wine ride since 2010. In 2009 my best friend since 6th grade was diagnosed with MS,...
Diane McL
Sep 19, 20201 min read
Sharing the Road is a Two Way Street
Life in the Bike Lane By Tom Frady Share the Road. I remember seeing that sign for the first time. Actually, my wife had seen it on a...
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Aug 15, 20203 min read
There is a Leash Law
Life in the Bike Lane By Tom Frady Dogs are some of my favorite people. They’re sometimes a real pain, though. Most of the cyclist/dog...
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Aug 1, 20203 min read
Bike Riding in Rural Areas
Life in the Bike Lane Tom Frady Most articles I read about staying safe on a bike are written for urban areas. Areas with heavy traffic,...
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Jul 26, 20203 min read
Them Thar Hills
Life in the Bike Lane Tom Frady If you know me (and if you do, I apologize) I really don’t like climbing hills on my bike. But unless you...
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Jul 26, 20203 min read
Bike Riding and Social Distancing
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...
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Apr 1, 20203 min read
Losing Weight to Exercise
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....
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Apr 1, 20202 min read
Idaho Stop. Oregon Stop. California Stop.
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...
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Apr 1, 20202 min read
I Haven't the Foggiest
Live in the Bike Lane Tom Frady There are many weather-related challenges when bike riding. Rain. Extreme heat. Extreme cold. Wind. The...
tdfrady
Apr 1, 20203 min read
What are you doing?
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...
Diane McL
Apr 1, 20201 min read
Motivation vs. Discipline
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...
tdfrady
Oct 27, 20192 min read
Back in the Bike Lane
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...
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Sep 27, 20193 min read
The Roads Were Paved for Us
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...
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Sep 27, 20193 min read
IF BICYCLES HADN'T BEEN INVENTED
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...
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Aug 13, 20193 min read
IF BICYCLES HADN'T BEEN INVENTED
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...
tdfrady
Aug 13, 20193 min read
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