velojoy http://velojoy.com a fresh spin on city cycling Tue, 21 May 2013 17:32:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Citi Bike Undocking Tip: Lift to Separate http://velojoy.com/2013/05/21/easy-citi-bike-tip/ http://velojoy.com/2013/05/21/easy-citi-bike-tip/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 17:28:48 +0000 Susi http://velojoy.com/?p=22129 As a follow-up to last week’s post on our Citi Bike preview ride, it turns out there’s an easy way to coax a blue bike from its docking port. While the impulse may be to manhandle these hefty bikes once the release light turns [...]

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As a follow-up to last week’s post on our Citi Bike preview ride, it turns out there’s an easy way to coax a blue bike from its docking port. While the impulse may be to manhandle these hefty bikes once the release light turns [...]
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Earlier this month, I visited the SPIN London Urban Cycle Show – the world’s first urban-focused, consumer bicycle show and festival. With the event set at the Old Truman Brewery in  trendy Brick Lane, London’s answer to New York City’s East Village, my anticipation [...]
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The arrival of Capital Bikeshare in 2010 not only introduced Washington DC residents to a new public transit option, but it also changed Debra Zusin’s life. The 31-year-old lawyer had done some trail riding, but bike share, combined with improving infrastructure and more cyclists on [...]
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On a recent weekend, I took a Citi Bike preview ride with a small group of cyclists who had volunteered for a photo shoot. The New York City Department of Transportation announced last week that the city’s newest public transit option, comprising 6,000 bikes [...]
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What are the keys to getting more women on bicycles in New York City? How has the city changed to make cycling safer and easier? What impact will bike sharing have on encouraging women to ride? These were among the topics that a panel of [...]
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With spring weather still in that in-between place where chilly morning temperatures give way to warm mid-days, only to dip back down in the evening, lightweight Merino wool seems just right for comfort on and off the bike. So I’m often reaching right now for [...]
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Bike Month NYC is your opportunity to celebrate all the joys of bicycling, whether to work, for casual spins around the neighborhood or fast rides on weekends. Now’s the perfect time to kick off the prime warm-weather cycling season by signing up for a group [...]
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Welcome to Dear Genevieve, our new bike-life column. In celebration of Bike Month, the launch of bike share and the coming of summer, we’re psyched to introduce a venue for bicyclists and would-be riders to find answers to everyday quandaries. Got a question? Hit [...]
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Should women wear panties or thongs under padded bike shorts? That’s the question we received by email  yesterday from a reader, Beth, who’ll be riding the 40-mile TD Five Boro Bike Tour in New York City on Sunday. For others, like Beth, who may be [...]
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Hey city-cyclists, How’s it going? Enjoying the warmer weather? Got your rain pants? Helped a friend buy a bike? Excited to see Citi Bike rolling out? Wondering why you’re starting to feel territorial over the lanes by your house? Maybe feeling slightly guilty about that? [...]
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