Teach Your Child to Ride a Bike
Children love to ride bikes. They can be taught at a very early age. Don’t forget to teach your child bike safety when they are old enough to take to the road.
Category: Safety
How to Avoid Beginner Mistakes
Incorrect saddle height, bonking means you haven’t eaten enough to have sufficient energy for your ride, not carrying proper tools and tubes in case of flat, not wearing proper gear in weather, maintain bike properly, expending too much energy to soon, grabbing brakes too hard, choosing the wrong gear, don’t wear panties w/cycling shorts.
Beach Cities Cycling Club Makes the Grade
Beach Cities Cycling Club, pronounced by Bicycling.com one of ” 7 great biking groups across the country that tick all of those boxes…and then some….
Safe Cycling Tip – “On Your Left”
Safe Cycling Tip – Announce Your Presence when passing another cyclist by saying “on your left”. Be safe, be predictable, be courteous.
Safe Cycling in the UK
… the theme these cyclists in the UK share in common with we westerners is to ride smart, ride safe, be predictable and communicate.
CRASH: Recovering Mentally
One wrong turn, a wet road, unexpected debris, or someone on the Sunday group ride mishap is all it will take for you to take a spill and bring you down closer to earth....
Always Ride With Traffic – Except
Bicyclists must travel on the right side of the roadway in the direction of traffic, except when passing, making a legal left turn, riding on a one-way street, riding on a road that is too narrow, or when the right side of the road is closed due to road construction.
Road Safety Involves Two Way Respect
California Highway Patrol (CHP) encourages motorists and cyclists alike to respect each other on the road.
MIPS Impact on Helmets
Multi-Directional Impact Protection System or MIPS is a technology developed by the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden after being contacted by Swedish brain surgeon Hans von Holst from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm.
Buyer’s Guide: Bike Lights
Are you prepared to see and be seen while cycling? When considering the purchase of safety equipment, bike lights are mandatory for every cyclist, whether purchasing lights to be seen by motorists, commuters, weekend spinners or those out on a night ride or dawn patrol. Here are a few things to look for when shopping for bike lights.
