lifeontwowheels posted on the forum topic Google Bike Maps Coming Tomorrow! in the group Bike Maps (and Columbus Bike Map):   1 day, 8 hours ago · View

Part of the problem is defining what is a bikeable route. Some consider High Street or Summit perfectly acceptable while others will veer off to take the trails.    This was part of the problem with the paper maps published last year and will be a problem with any type of mapping. Hopefully an online version can provide [...]

lifeontwowheels posted on the forum topic Google Bike Maps Coming Tomorrow! in the group Bike Maps (and Columbus Bike Map):   1 day, 11 hours ago · View

Overall it seems like a good resource to have. I was playing around with some of my old commutes on it earlier. Very weird to be routed off Oak to a more “bike friendly” road. 

lifeontwowheels posted on the forum topic I got right hooked. in the group Close Encounters and Collisions:   2 days, 5 hours ago · View

First, glad to hear you are ok, all things considered. I take it she left? It’s a hit and run at that point if she did. File away and hope CPD actually investigates.

lifeontwowheels posted on the forum topic Portland releases bike count report, explains first decrease since 1995 in the group Bike Commuting:   3 days, 1 hour ago · View

I’m still pretty convinced the only sure way of really changing things is to start young. Get the kids on bikes and start promoting cycling as real transportation-not toys, not recreation-and you will gradually see a shift in culture. Bring a kid up through their lives and into college using a bike as a large part [...]

lifeontwowheels posted on the forum topic Yoga and Cycling in the group Nutrition, Hydration, and Health:   4 days, 6 hours ago · View

Diana you can add your thoughts to this and anyone else:

I know the rec center I work at offers a “spinning and yoga” class that features yoga and indoor cycling on the stationary bikes. What would everyone say to doing a similar concept, only with an outdoor group ride to Diana’s studio? Diana, if you are [...]

lifeontwowheels posted on the forum topic State of City – Biking in the group Advocacy, Policy, and Politics:   5 days, 13 hours ago · View

April 15, 6-8 PM at the Columbus State Conference Center. 

Walker has a recap here

and you can submit public comments here

lifeontwowheels posted on the forum topic Vacation and Travel in the group Advocacy, Policy, and Politics:   6 days, 8 hours ago · View

I was doing the bike in the trunk/backseat for a while. My moment finally came when I got to the park to hit the trail and realized I left part of the wheel skewer in the driveway at home.

 

Found a carrier at the Walmart by us and have been pretty happy with it. Makes life much [...]

lifeontwowheels posted on the forum topic Vacation and Travel in the group Advocacy, Policy, and Politics:   6 days, 9 hours ago · View

By the time you get the car rack (unless you need one here in Columbus), the carrier to ship/fly the bike home and the hassle of transporting it would it be cheaper to simply hit local co-ops or garage sales next time you are down there? Or find a bike local to take down? Might be [...]

lifeontwowheels posted on the forum topic State of City – Biking in the group Advocacy, Policy, and Politics:   1 week, 1 day ago · View

If you are referring to the Bicentennial Bikeways Plan, there needs to be some serious discussion before that is considered anything close to a set in stone, master plan. 

 

It’s a great start and a great vision but it is largely an anthology of the information necessary to go forward with bike improvements. We need to be [...]

lifeontwowheels posted on the forum topic Other Paper: Does Columbus need a hostel? in the group Yay Bikes!:   1 week, 1 day ago · View

Good work, guys! Very interested to see what comes of this and would love to be a part of the conversation. 

lifeontwowheels posted on the forum topic B1 Bicycles in the group Columbus and Central Ohio Cycling:   1 week, 3 days ago · View

I’ve stopped and talked with Casey the last few weeks. The store is looking great and he’s got some good plans going.

The space off of the main shop is a lot more open now and includes a dressing room. He’s also getting a fitting studio together and going through the certification to provide bike fitting. 

They also [...]

lifeontwowheels posted on the forum topic Project Resources in the group Garage Hacking and DIY:   1 week, 3 days ago · View

I’ve heard the touring frames are pretty decent. I would love to do one up. At $75 and a little scrounging for parts, you could have a good bike for decent money. 

lifeontwowheels posted on the forum topic Which locks are being defeated? in the group Equipment and Gear:   1 week, 5 days ago · View

Good idea for the seat.

 

I have those tires…they got buried on us. I’ll shoot an email soon about meeting up at Third Hand. 

lifeontwowheels posted on the forum topic State of City – Biking in the group Advocacy, Policy, and Politics:   1 week, 5 days ago · View

I just posted one of the announcements on our front page earlier this month.

 

One of the biggies is the start of the Hilltop Connecter, connecting the westiside into the Olentangy and Scioto Trails. It will also permit easier access to the Camp Chase Rail Trail (also breaking ground this year). I believe the Alum Creek is [...]

lifeontwowheels posted on the forum topic Which locks are being defeated? in the group Equipment and Gear:   1 week, 6 days ago · View

 

^ This is the method Sheldon recommended on his website. Would work well with the locking skewers I mentioned. 

 

I got the chain for flexibility since I found areas where the method used above wouldn’t work and I was left with a compromise of locking the frame with the U-Lock to whatever was handy and using a [...]

lifeontwowheels posted on the forum topic Which locks are being defeated? in the group Equipment and Gear:   2 weeks ago · View

From what I have seen, most of the thefts have been crimes of opportunity due to either poor locks or poor locking location

I’ve used some different options. Onguard U-Lock and cable on OSU campus and CSCC. I also have a $35 chain lock from Bikeregisty.com. It comes with an ABUS pad lock. Haven’t had much chance [...]

lifeontwowheels posted on the forum topic Yoga and Cycling in the group Nutrition, Hydration, and Health:   2 weeks, 3 days ago · View

Thanks to Diana for being a great instructor and to everyone who has come out and been a part of this. It’s great to see ideas come together and to see things moving from online to offline as we work to build a bike culture here in Columbus.

 

I’ll keep plugging away at this but if you [...]

lifeontwowheels posted on the forum topic How was the commute today ? in the group Bike Commuting:   2 weeks, 5 days ago · View

The Alum Creek Trail is typically pretty decent in the winter. Coming over 70 today, I noticed the trial was clear black top (and has been the last week) and from what I remember when I used to commute on it between Petzinger and Bryden, it was almost always clear within a day or two of [...]

lifeontwowheels posted on the forum topic Yoga and Cycling in the group Nutrition, Hydration, and Health:   2 weeks, 6 days ago · View

I’ve been meaning to do this. Here is a map of the YB! office and Summit on 16th, for anyone who had trouble last weekend. 

 

View Yay Bikes! Office in a larger map

 

Easiest is usually to come in the back entrance (see map) and follow the hallway around to the kitchen.

There is car parking in back, bike racks [...]

lifeontwowheels posted on the forum topic Giant survey for us ladies in the group Bike Culture:   2 weeks, 6 days ago · View

Thanks, Kim and welcome to the site. Make sure to stop by often and keep up with all the news and events.