CYCLING PERFORMANCE TIPS

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Last updated: 11/16/2019

New Trends in Cycling Infrastructure, Equipment and Service

It seems there is always something new coming on the market. I'll try to add items of interest as I find them. It is not meant to be extensive, but ideas that I find intriguing - and even old ideas that seem to have seen their day and are waning in popularity.

CYCLING INFRASTRUCTURE

URBAN BIKING

I live in Seattle where just getting around in a car (or an Uber) is a colossal challenge at rush hour. And with the push to increase urban population density it is only going to get worse.The data in this article demonstrates it is possible to envision a brightertransportation future.

Data is from eight key segregated cycle "superhighways" in the Danish capital.

35% now commute by bike, up from 29% in just under a decade
cyclists are busting congestion and averaging 19 km/h.
with the safe lanes there is no usage bias, with 52% of cyclists being women
it is suggested that as part of this daily cycling effort by the population there are 333 fewer sick days per day amongst the population
and it supports a healthy climate as well. It is calculated that for every 11 kilometre of cycling up to 2.8kg of CO2 is saved over the same journey by car.

SHOPS - EQUIPMENT, MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS

CHANGING THE MODEL FOR SELLING AND MAINTAINING YOUR RIDE

If you own a car, you visit a fixed location to buy your car, and then again for maintenance and repairs. For your bike(s) the same has been true (unless you are a do-it-yourselfer). But now there are some new options to consider. And the best part is that both of these give you more of that steadily decreasing resource of free time to get you out of the car and on the bike for an extra ride.

Shop on line and have your bike set up at your home.
Then have the ongoing maintenance come to you.

MOBILE BIKE SHOPS

The Mobile Mechanic

FRAUD

A downside of the connectivity of the internet is the ability of those with less than honest intentions to extend their reach into our lives. So more than ever "buyer beware". Just one more reason to support our local bike store with our business.

If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

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