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Simply attach the LucidBrake to your bike, helmet, backpack, or elsewhere, add two AAA batteries and ride. There's no wiring at all, not even an on-off switch. That simple, that easy to use, and it works great! LucidBrakes self-adjust to mounting angle, road grades, and bumps, making it the most intelligent brake light on the market. Prevent cyclists injuries Be more visible when riding in traffic Feel more secure when on your bike Patent-pending  all rights reserved We've taken bicycle safety lights to a new level with the LucidBrake. There are 2 braking modes - normal and emergency. If you stop very suddenly, LucidBrake will not only signal braking, but flash several times to get the attention of the others in close proximity to you. There are also 2 fun beacon modes in addition to the brake light, so you will be even more visible with these 8 ultra-bright LED's constantly alerting others to your presence nearby. LucidBrake is a brake light with incredible ...

Turning around cycling’s salmon problem By Elly Blue Could there be a more demonized subset of the bicycling population than those who salmon, or ride against traffic? Everybody rails against them. They are scorned, especially by people who hate bikes, and even people who love bikes shake their heads and click their tongues in dismay. Salmoning is a serious problem. Riding against traffic is one of the most dangerous things a cyclist can do. Head-on collisions are a rare occurrence; the biggest peril is at driveways and intersections. For example, drivers look right before they turn left out of a parking lot. They don’t see a rider coming from the left and the salmoning bicyclist has nowhere to go. Thus tragedies pile up. Yes, salmoning is dangerous. That doesn’t make it okay if a driver hits a cyclist because he’s riding the wrong way, or to call all bicyclists reckless scofflaws because of the prevalence of wrong-way riding. [Keep reading at Bicycling Magazine]

COLORS:  Farallon Black, Golden Gate Red, Marina Blue FABRICS:  210D nylon ripstop with UTS impregnated silicone coating SUSPENSION:  Our variable suspension, aka SUPER-TRAMP (patent pending), lets users adjust their pack with the tug of a strap. Tighten the strap and it’s a trampoline suspension, perfect for biking and hot weather travel. Loosen the strap and the pack reverts to a standard suspension, moving the weight closer to your back for more stability while hiking or climbing. And because the tension setting is infinitely variable, you can pick a spot somewhere in the middle for the best of both worlds BODY:  Easy-access top loader lid, waterproof  top pocket, stretch panels allow the pack body to expand and curve depending on load and suspension setting, hydration or laptop sleeve with two hydration ports, hidden daisy chains, removable hipbelt and adjustable sternum strap [Boreas]

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View full size The Link Detroit project would connect the the Midtown Loop to an extended Dequindre Cut, and the Hamtramck Trail, make streetscape improvements at Eastern Market and address a series of deteriorating bridges. DETROIT, MI -- Construction on a major recreation/transportation infrastructure upgrade is set to begin along and in between a series of greenways in Detroit and Hamtramck. Bicyclists and administrators at Eastern Market are preparing a celebration of the start of construction on Link Detroit, a project that will extend the Dequindre Cut, link it to the Midtown Loop and the Hamtramck Trail, make streetscape improvements at Eastern Market and address a series of deteriorating bridges. A $10 million federal transportation grant announced last year will help pay for the project. The Dequindre Cut, is a popular bike and pedestrian trail built over an abandoned rail line. [Keep reading at Mlive]

There are few things more satisfying in the backpacking experience than finding yourself miles from the nearest trailhead and realizing that your comfort and safety comes from gear created by your own hands. In the early years of the ultralight hiking, being good with a sewing machine was as much a necessary skill as knowing where to pitch a tarp or finding shelter above treeline. With the introduction of a lot ultralight gear on to the market, that need has diminished. If you're someone who finds making their own gear almost as enjoyable as using it, we want to help support your efforts. From time to time, we'll publish plans for items of gear that we think are relatively easy to build while providing a good addition to your ultralight gear inventory. These plans may include products that have or are planning on producing commercially. We hope you respect the time we've invested into these plans and treat them accordingly. We do hope you feel free to take these p...

Over three days in court, musician Carlos Bertonatti tried everything to persuade a judge to go easy on him. His sister and a pal told the court how Bertonatti saved their lives. A top Latin music executive testified that the Key Biscayne man had the makings of a bona fide pop star — earnings that could help pay restitution to the widow and daughter of the man Bertonatti killed. His brother even admitted to using Bertonatti’s identity to rack up dozens of traffic tickets, an effort to soften the effect of the musician’s awful traffic history. But in the end, the facts of the crime were too damning: Drunk after a night of partying, Bertonatti, 32, plowed his car into cyclist Christophe LeCanne on the Rickenbacker Causeway, dragging the man’s crumpled bicycle for more than two miles before the police caught up with him. So Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Bronwyn Miller — following the state’s sentencing guidelines — sent Bertonatti to prison for 12 years. “You are a very young man. ...

Image: Tom Payne Jane Jacobs was revolutionary. By critiquing the modernist approach of twentieth century urban thinking, she taught us that traditional planning policies oppressed and rejected the single most important element of cities: people. Her ideas sparked decades of urban social movements, resulting in the preservation of inner city neighbourhoods across the globe. In the age of rationalism, she reminded us that cities are complex and chaotic. She reminded us that cities are human.  Jane Jacobs  (aka “The Crazy Dame”) inspired a generation of urbanists. She reminded us that cities are human. While Jacobs’ words continue to reverberate through history, this century we are faced with a new set of challenges. One in particular, dictates the way we govern, design and build urban spaces; it burdens our health care and kills our planet. Today’s greatest urban challenge is the car. Our addiction to the car has made us crazy. We teach our children to fear the street a...

Shutterstock City retailers  tend to overestimate  the importance of parking to their business. They fail to see the many downsides of free parking (congestion and low shopper turnover, among them). They believe more people arrive at the store by car than actually do. They may not even realize that while driving customers spend more per visit, non-drivers spend as much or more  in the long term . And yet whenever a city considers installing a bike lane, rest assured some retailers will protest the perceived loss of automobile access. Take the bike lane that stole a dozen parking spaces from  65th Street in Seattle  a couple years back (for reasons that will seem far less arbitrary in a moment). The typical comment from a bike lane opponent to the city's department of transportation went something like this: Please do not take away the 65th St. traffic lanes for bicycle lanes. Traffic is congested already and eliminating street parking for cars will [be] d...

I’ve had a crappy summer on the roads.  Don’t get me wrong - the weather’s been great, and I’ve had some lovely rides, and I’ve got some amazing memories. No. It’s the idiots I have to share the road with who are the problem. I’ve lost count of the number of deliberately intimidatory close passes I’ve suffered , blasts of horns, times I’ve been tailgated, and had incomprehensible (yet plainly vitriol-laced) yells from passing drivers. I’ve had drivers try overtaking me when I’ve been stationary in a queue of traffic (really: just what imaginary piece of unoccupied road were you trying to get into?), another brake-test me, and one drive his car at me and Daughter before getting out to tell me that he’d be waiting round the corner out of CCTV view to give me a good kicking. That’s him, below - charming fellow. Rather than take him up on his offer, I called the police. It’s been really, really shit. It got so bad in fact that I even had a colleague who’s a cycle instructor...

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