Can a city have a cycling "culture" if its bike lanes suck? I have thoughts
Great bike cities feel like they have a "culture" of cycling. But I've often wondered if it's culture or opportunity that creates this urban vibe — can you have a great bike city with terrible bike infrastructure, or is the infrastructure that creates a great bike city and its culture? Let's dive in.
Big thanks this week to UMX or Urban Mobility Explained, powered by EIT Urban Mobility, the sponsor of this video. They have a great channel that offers ideas, innovations and solutions for urban mobility around the world. Please check out their channel: https://www.youtube.com/@urbanmobilityexplained
My bag, backpack and pannier sponsor is Two Wheel Gear — the best bags I've used for urban cycling and bike commuting: https://bit.ly/3MRtdfA
Also thanks to Velo Quebec for hosting me for the Festival Go
vélo Montréal (Go Bike Festival Montréal). https://www.velo.qc.ca/en/event-category/go-bike-montreal-festival
#cycling #bike #commuting
Buy my book Frostbike: The Joy, Pain and Numbness of Winter Cycling: https://rmbooks.com/book/frostbike/
I don’t really do proper product reviews, but here are some products that I’ve tried on this channel that I like. (Of course you don’t need anything fancy to ride a bike, other than a bike, but these are Amazon affiliate links, and I get paid a small commission if you buy them 😉)
• Here's the winter bike I'm riding these days: https://bit.ly/2PhqUqF
• Cliq Smart Bike Light (nice rear brake light): https://amzn.to/39lfqwo
• RedShift Acrlight Smart LED Pedals (clever lights for your pedals): https://amzn.to/3NL1Npg
• Aftershokz Titanium bone-conducting headphones (if you want to listen while you ride): https://amzn.to/3e9Tofa
• JBL CLip 4 Waterproof Bluetooth Speaker (for your party-pace group rides): https://amzn.to/3pcMLPm
• Crane Bicycle Bell (the ding is sublime): https://amzn.to/3OwfZCu
• Ibex Merino Wool clothing (good for summer and winter): https://bit.ly/3xXkbEd
• Bicycle Cargo Net (why did it take so long for me to buy one of these?): https://amzn.to/31s1Ovu
• Vaude Cover II Rain Poncho (for higher-end, try Cleverhood or People’s Poncho): https://amzn.to/3jLkift
• Kryptonite U-Lock (your bike is going to get stolen eventually, sigh, but at least make it hard): https://amzn.to/3tPWcGi
• Peak Design phone case (the one I use, paired with the Peak Design phone mount): https://amzn.to/3HGM0FU
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Big thanks this week to UMX or Urban Mobility Explained, powered by EIT Urban Mobility, the sponsor of this video. They have a great channel that offers ideas, innovations and solutions for urban mobility around the world. Please check out their channel: https://www.youtube.com/@urbanmobilityexplained
My bag, backpack and pannier sponsor is Two Wheel Gear — the best bags I've used for urban cycling and bike commuting: https://bit.ly/3MRtdfA
Also thanks to Velo Quebec for hosting me for the Festival Go
vélo Montréal (Go Bike Festival Montréal). https://www.velo.qc.ca/en/event-category/go-bike-montreal-festival
#cycling #bike #commuting
Buy my book Frostbike: The Joy, Pain and Numbness of Winter Cycling: https://rmbooks.com/book/frostbike/
I don’t really do proper product reviews, but here are some products that I’ve tried on this channel that I like. (Of course you don’t need anything fancy to ride a bike, other than a bike, but these are Amazon affiliate links, and I get paid a small commission if you buy them 😉)
• Here's the winter bike I'm riding these days: https://bit.ly/2PhqUqF
• Cliq Smart Bike Light (nice rear brake light): https://amzn.to/39lfqwo
• RedShift Acrlight Smart LED Pedals (clever lights for your pedals): https://amzn.to/3NL1Npg
• Aftershokz Titanium bone-conducting headphones (if you want to listen while you ride): https://amzn.to/3e9Tofa
• JBL CLip 4 Waterproof Bluetooth Speaker (for your party-pace group rides): https://amzn.to/3pcMLPm
• Crane Bicycle Bell (the ding is sublime): https://amzn.to/3OwfZCu
• Ibex Merino Wool clothing (good for summer and winter): https://bit.ly/3xXkbEd
• Bicycle Cargo Net (why did it take so long for me to buy one of these?): https://amzn.to/31s1Ovu
• Vaude Cover II Rain Poncho (for higher-end, try Cleverhood or People’s Poncho): https://amzn.to/3jLkift
• Kryptonite U-Lock (your bike is going to get stolen eventually, sigh, but at least make it hard): https://amzn.to/3tPWcGi
• Peak Design phone case (the one I use, paired with the Peak Design phone mount): https://amzn.to/3HGM0FU
Follow me!
Twitter: https://twitter.com/tombabin
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tom_babin
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tombabin
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