The Urge Endur-O-Matic Helmet is a great all-purpose, comfortable cycling helmet that offers superior protection for your brain - and it also has great style. The Urge Endur-O-Matic Helmet is intended mainly for mountain bikers. It is extra low in the back to offer extra head protection. It seems to work - in this video a mountain biker takes a dramatic fall, but walks … [Read more...]
Bike Helmets, Bike Lights and Bike Accidents
My cycling commute has taken me over 1,000 miles so far, and thanks to my bike helmet I have many more miles ahead of me. After a recent bike accident, I have become a strong advocate of bike helmets and bike lights. Becoming a bike commuter has been a huge learning experience for me. Despite the advantage of watching Joe over the years, when it comes to my own journey I am in … [Read more...]
Vancouver’s Bixi Program is Doomed if it Doesn’t Drop the Bike Helmet Law
As part of its ambition to make Vancouver the world’s greenest city, Vision Vancouver may introduce a bike share program, along the lines of the successful Bixi (bike taxi) program adopted in Montreal. Surveys indicate a high level of acceptance, with 80% of respondents stating they would use a Bixi in summer, and 70% being enthusiastic enough to use it in winter. Visitors were … [Read more...]
