"Steve Jobs was a customer," and Jeff Selzer, General Manager of 81 year-old Palo Alto Bicycles tells a favorite story. Who wouldn't want to be a customer of this beautiful, well stocked and staffed bike shop in downtown Palo Alto?…
Yes, John would meet me for an interview. After all, I was referred by a trusted source, Boston Bikes' Nicole Freedman, his former intern when he was Stanford's Bike Program Manager in the '90's. This would be no ordinary sit-down…
What's an alley cat ride? Meet Julio Vallejo Gonzales; he knows. He's a bicycle advocate in San Juan, Puerto Rico who organizes local bike rides, like the alley cat ride. He's also organized a slow-bike competition, which sounds like a…
My Long Beach bike riding buddy Allan Crawford was the first to tell me of Locavesting, The Revolution in Local Investing and How to Profit from It, by Amy Cortese. We're all interested in a thriving downtown, a bustling Main…
Great name, isn't it? At first hearing I thought it must be a national chain, the name is that good. It brings to mind the transcendence of cycling, the delusion of never ending downhills, heavenly gear and the cult of…
How do you talk to a Conservative about the benefits of cycling? Don't start by talking about the end of fossil fuels, climate change and transportation choices. Instead Josh Lipton and Ted Johnson invited a guest columnist to discuss the…