num_pages: 384
description: Bike culture is exploding in cities like Portland OR New York San Francisco Chicago Montreal and Vancouver BC. Whether people are riding folding bikes to the commuter train slipping through traffic on streamlined single speeds or carrying children and groceries on their cargo bikes bicycles are making urban life more dynamic and enjoyable  simply better.Amy Walker has been at the forefront of this trend as cofounder of Momentum magazine which chronicles and inspires urban bike culture and transportation cycling. In On Bicycles she gathers a wide-ranging group of cycling writers to explore the ways that biking can change and is changing peoples lives. From utility bikes that are becoming the primary mode of transportation for entire families to the artistic creations of freakbike riders On Bicycles has something for everyone who has ever ridden a bike.Topics include:* cargo bikes * bike parties * a history of bike advocacy* the bike-craft boom * folding bikes * recumbents * biking with kids* handmade bikes * car-free streets * relocalizing * bike style* collective bike shops * women and bikes * and many more
language: English
title: On Bicycles: 50 Ways the New Bike Culture Can Change Your Life
publisher: New World Library