Today’s guest post was written by Charlie Otto, co-founder and former owner of Grand Teton Brewing in Wilson, Wyoming, and Victor, Idaho, long time cycling advocate, who began bicycle touring in 1979.   I find it interesting that most cars come standard with three rearview mirrors, but bicycles are sold without any! Perhaps the thought is since bicycles have lots of… Read More Increase Your Cycling Safety and Nerd Factor with a Bike Mirror

Let’s say you have a residential street over 30 feet wide, and you’re trying to slow traffic down a bit due to its combination of width, cycling friendliness, and a desire on the parts of neighbors to avoid feeling like they are involuntary spectators at a NASCAR event.. Sure, let’s have some abundant on-street parking,… Read More Bike Infrastructure Ideas, Montreal: #1 in an Informal Series

  (Editor’s Note: BB readers, if you’d prefer not hearing/seeing about Montreal, there should be plenty of Burque content in coming days, thanks to the help of others not currently inhabiting French Canadian cities. If you’d like to be included in the group “others,” drop a guest column to Better Burque. Operators are standing by.)  … Read More Photo Greetings From an Outraged Canada