Tag Archives: local bike shop

October 04

Biking For Beginners: Selecting The Right Bike

Biking For Beginners: Selecting The Right Bike If you’re thinking about taking up cycling, one of the most important decisions that you’ll make is what type of bike you get.  Many cyclists will tell you getting the right bike is everything. As I mentioned in “How my bike changed my life,” I first got a […]

August 30

Biking for Beginners: 10 Ways to Overcome Fears of Cycling in the City

WASHINGTON, DC 8/30/2012- I love my bike.  I choose my bike over my car at every chance I get.  However, things weren’t always this way.  When I finally started riding my bike over a year and a half ago, I wondered why I hadn’t done it sooner. FEAR.  Fear was my biggest deterrent. I hadn’t […]

August 19

How My Bike Changed My Life

From my column in The Washington Times Communities WASHINGTON, August 14, 2012 – I never thought I would make this statement but on a day-to-day basis, I would rather do without my car than my bike. Me And My Bike I have never been into exercising or fitness.  The only sports I have ever liked are those I […]