Okay, maybe the hottest day of the year (so far) wasn’t the most opportune moment to start biking to work regularly. But I got my shiny new Capital Bikeshare key in the mail over the weekend and couldn’t resist trying it out. I’ve also finally found a route that’s both efficient and bike-friendly.
Anyway, I’ve been poking around the Internet a bit looking for articles and other resources on biking, and thought I’d share a few.
First, friend of the blog Russell Arben Fox has written about his biking experiences, accompanied by some of his his inimitable politico-philosophical reflections:
Cycling and the simple (socialist?) life
Russell’s posts led me to this site, and this post in particlar about cycling as a means of self-sufficiency and resistance to consumerism and “lifestyle marketing.” It also has links to a bunch of resources, advocacy sites, and cycling blogs. (In case you were wondering, there is a “slow bicycle” movement.)
Here are some other noteworthy links:
National Center for Bicycling and Walking
And some DC-specific links:
Commuter Connections: Bicycling
Washington Area Bicyclist Association
The Capital Bikeshare site also has some good resources on safety and exploring the area by bike.
A Thinking Reed 
Thanks for the links, Lee! How hot did it get in DC for you guys? If you’re going to be throwing readers my way, you might as well include this one as well, which was my list of thoroughly unprofessional recommendations of how to handle the bike commute when the temps are in the 100 degree range.
That’s a great post. It got into the 90s here yesterday and today (with more to come tomorrow). Lucky for me my commute’s only about 2.5 miles.
Great ingtshi! That’s the answer we’ve been looking for.