Good Reading

From CyclePath Kelowna (Twitter) - (Safely) Mountain Biking in Bear Country: http://ht.ly/69KM5

Universal Truths of Cycling
http://18milesperhour.tumblr.com/universaltruthsofcycling

From Twitter
POC Bike Excursion – Danny MacAskill, Daniel Dhers and Martin Söderström {VIDEO}
http://www.bikemag.com/videos/poc-bike-excursion-danny-macaskill-daniel-dhers-and-martin-soderstrom/

How to ride with control and power on nasty descents.

There are two secrets for riding with supreme confidence on insanely fast, steep downhills. First: body armor. Second: Ride like Crawford Carrick-Anderson, shown here on the World Cup downhill course in Fort William, Scotland. Here are his four best pieces of advice:



1. Pick a line. About 50 feet before he reached this spot, Carrick-Anderson had already looked ahead to find this line: the lower run on the dark soil, because it was smoother. The higher route led over rocks and a small ledge. He committed to the line with no second guesses. The biggest crashes happen when riders think twice, panic and scrub speed.



2. Make like a cat. Carrick-Anderson floats his butt above and to the rear of the saddle, with his knees and elbows bent to keep them loose. Stay relaxed. Locking your limbs causes your bike to feel jittery, decreasing control.



3. Get the grip. Put just one finger on each lever. The best mix of steering and braking control comes when your index fingers loop over the levers and the rest of your fingers hold the bar. Use the front brake for 70 percent of your braking power; use the rear on more-technical sections to avoid skidding the front wheel.



4. Brake when the trail is smooth. If you bomb full-speed through easy sections, you're forced to brake in the rough. Sounds counterintuitive, but smooth hardpack is where you have more traction and braking power.

Avoidable Tragedy with 30 km/h Zone?
Do slower speeds make our roads safer?
http://www.copenhagenize.com/

Link: http://momentummag.com/articles/ask-the-advocate-getting-cycling-on-city-halls-agenda