transportation cycling
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Errandonnee 2021: Hyperlocal Edition
Big news, friends! After a lengthy hiatus the Errandonnee returns in 2021. This challenge is for bike riders, runners, and walking enthusiasts everywhere! It’s been a tough year for us. Some walked and rode bikes to relieve stress and explore close to home. Others kept working stalwartly throughout. I’d like to continue this close-to-home exploring… Continue reading
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Winter Challenge: The Errandonnee 2020 (ON HOLD UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE)
ANNOUNCEMENT: The Errandonnee is suspended as of 3/15. I’ll open up another window for Errandonnee completion once the current situation settles and we are free to move about again. If you’ve already completed and just need to let me know about your completed errands in order to qualify for the grand patch prize, please do.… Continue reading
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My 2017 Errandonnee, or How I Turned My Bike Commute Into Every Category of Errand
This year I attempted both an Errandonnee by bike and one on two feet. I was successful in both, although it involved flexibility in interpretation of the already-broad categories, and almost all trips were linked to a commute. Having started a new job that isn’t as near to downtown and retail, I’m not passing the… Continue reading
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Why Bike to Work Day Matters
I used to grumble about Bike to Work Day. “People don’t need a special day to ride their bikes. Every day you work could be bike to work day,” I would self-righteously think. “Bike to Work Day? You mean, Friday?” My feelings about bike commuting were somewhat in the realm of “Back in my day, I walked… Continue reading
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The Errandonnee: Ride or Run and Get Stuff Done
Hey winter, stop bossing me around. It’s time for a March challenge designed for the utility cyclist and transportation runner with errands to do, even during cold winter days– the Errandonnee! Continue reading
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Errandonnee 2015 Blog Highlights and Blogroll!
Four days and change remain for those on a quest to complete the 2015 Errandonnee. On March 17, the Errandonnee is over and you can cry into green beers and return to your regularly scheduled errand programming. You will also be able to pedal down memory lane when the Errandonnee is said and done with the posts, tweets,… Continue reading
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Errandonnee Rewind: @retrotwenty in Medway, Massachusetts
Before I announce the ultimate list of errandonneurs, I’m featuring @RetroTwenty‘s (Ted) excellent guest post of his Errandonnee. @RetroTwenty is a rider out of Massachusetts, a state with four Errandonnee finishers (good job, Massachusetts!). As you will see in his post, Ted is fairly adept at securing bike parking, no matter where he might be.… Continue reading
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Errandonnee Roundup!
We’re well past due for an Errandonnee roundup, wouldn’t you agree? Continue reading
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Winter Challenge: The Errandonnee, 2014 Edition!
Winter got you down? Craving the warmth of spring days? Feel down no more and hop on that bike. It’s time for a March challenge designed for the utility cyclist with lots of errands to do, even in winter– the Errandonnee! The tweet version of The Errandonnee is: Errandonnee: Complete 12 errands in 12’ish days… Continue reading
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On Writing & Riding: Family Ride
Not having much familiarity with family biking (except for my own family bicycling tales growing up), I wanted to see how others made transportation cycling with kids work. Through last year’s Errandonnee I caught a glimpse into how Family Ride out in Seattle, Washington, does it. Filled with stories that make it seem as though anyone… Continue reading
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Errandonnee Rewind: Eric P. of BikeDC Becomes a Utility Cyclist
As my blog staff compiles results, I’m taking a few posts to share some Errandonnee participants’ adventures who chose to share their stories, not through Twitter or blogs, but through their control card or narratives. This week features BikeDC friend and errandeur Eric P., who tells a lively story of how the Errandonnee helped foster… Continue reading
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Errandonnee, the Blog Victory Lap
I received so many great blog entries about people’s Errandonnees that I had to do one more blog roundup. Soon I’ll be back to announce the finishers and honorable mentions, but while I homologate results, check out these fine errandeur write-ups. Continue reading
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One Final Errandonnee Tweetstorm
Because I loved them so. As always, thank you errandeur tweeps. Continue reading
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Errandonnee Bloggin’ from the Errandeurs
I have been so inspired by all of the riding, errandeuring, blogging, and tweeting going on this past almost-fortnight (I like to refer to things like a major tennis tournament). While I have not been writing as much these days, I have been immersed in perusing as much Errandonnee activity as I can. Today’s post… Continue reading
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Errandonnee: Give Me the Tweet and Nothing But the Tweet!
Alright then. All photos are courtesy of the errandeur who originally tweeted it. Thanks, tweeps! Continue reading
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The Errandonnee and Simple Pleasures
When I was little, my sisters and I used to play a game we invented called “Sister.” Our variation of playing house, it entailed us making formal visits to each other’s bedrooms, speaking in what we imagined were elegant tones, and frequently employing the term “sister” as we conversed about the goings-on of our lives.… Continue reading
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Errandonnee Musings: If One Errandeurs, But No One Blogs It…
Did it make a sound? Who can say? Just in case it doesn’t, I know several people who have dedicated time not only to errandeuring, but to writing about their experiences as well. I am quite impressed with how quickly people are putting together their posts. They’re faster than a speedy roadie on a fenderless… Continue reading
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Errandonnee Updates of the Twitter Kind
A heartfelt thanks to everyone who has embraced and participated in the Errandonnee so far. The tweets are alive with errands, and they have been so much fun to follow. Here are some of the highlights: Continue reading
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Winter Challenge: The Errandonnee
Winter got you down, craving the warmth of home? Feel down no more and hop on that bike. It’s time for a February challenge designed for the utility cyclist with lots of errands to do, even in wintertime– the Errandonnee! If you are a cyclist with places to go and people to see, this challenge… Continue reading
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Cupcake Commuting: (Hot as) Hello Cupcake Edition
This past week, Felkerino and I ventured out with his daughter to do some cupcake commuting. Destination: Hello Cupcake on Capitol Hill. Sheesh, was it hot. Temperatures hovered around 100 degrees and bright sun abounded. Curious to see how cupcakes would fare in the Hello Cupcake to-go box, we each committed to eating a cupcake… Continue reading
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Utilitaire 12 Roundup, Week 4
Utilitaires are a great way for me to get out the door when I might be swayed to stay inside otherwise. This Saturday the winds were howling in the D.C. area, but I had a baby shower utilitaire to attend. I pedaled my way diligently to the shower, totally focused on my destination and blocking… Continue reading
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Utilitaire 12, Week 3 Roundup: Wheels Keep Turning
Friends of the spoked wheel, I am having the best time reading about all the utilitaires people are doing. I’ve found that it’s the everyday adventures that give life its spice, and that’s what I see in the utilitaire posts, tweets, and photos. In daytime, darkness, weekdays, sick days, and all kinds of weather people… Continue reading
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Utilitaire 12, Week Two Roundup
That was a chilly weekend! Wouldn’t want the Utilitaire 12 to be too easy. Good to have a little winter weather (at least for the D.C. area) to spice it up. Two updates to the rules. They are listed below and I also added them to the Utilitaire Q&A. Continue reading
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Utilitaire 12 Roundup
Utilitairing Week two of the Utilitaire 12. Already? Yes, already, so if you’re thinking about jumping in on the fun, now’s the perfect time! While some football game played, I surfed around to see what kind of utilitairing the tweeps and peeps have been doing. Here is a litle rundown of what I unearthed: Continue reading
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Winter Cycling Challenge: The Utilitaire 12
If you regularly read this blog, you know that I use my bike as my main form of transportation. I’ve found it is the best way for me to travel around the city and get the things I need. I know some of you like bicycling for those same reasons, which is why I’ve decided… Continue reading
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Century Ride, Burley Trailer, and Santa Hats
Even though the holidays are quickly closing in on us, Felkerino and I made a joint escape from our chores on Saturday to do a century ride. We then made up for our day at play by doing car-free errands on Sunday, including a few with the Burley trailer. Crofton, Maryland, Century Ride Saturday, Felkerino… Continue reading
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Ride for your Life: Grocery Shopping
Felkerino and I recently acquired a bike to share, the Bridgestone MB-4. To-date, the sharing has consisted of me letting Felkerino ride it. That’s ok. My day will come. We realized that the Bridgestone is perfect for hitching up the $40 mint-condition Burley trailer that Felkerino got a few years ago from Goodwill. He’s been… Continue reading
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Cake Commuting: the Gersemalina Way
You may recall that I recently had a birthday and that Felkerino birthday-cake-bike-commuted with a somewhat messy, yet still savory, outcome. I also embarked on a cake-commuting expedition earlier this year, and was waiting for just the right moment to write about it. I now realize that the right moment would have been one week… Continue reading
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Birthday Cake Commuting: The Felkerino Way
Before I launch into the sweet topic of my post, I’d like to welcome another researcher to the cupcake commuting circle. Girl on a Bike has sucessfully completed her first cupcake experiment. She used cakelove cupcakes. I love how she describes cupcakes as “a frosting transportation device.” She has a point. Read about her experiment… Continue reading
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Cupcake Commuting: Furin’s Cupcakes
In my initial cupcake commuting post, I clearly showed that my bicycle transportation technique needed work. I received a number of helpful comments from readers about possible improvements. These included a couple of comments suggesting alternate transportation devices, one comment noting that the butter in the frosting hastened the demise of my cupcakes, one person… Continue reading
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