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pedestrians should be taken care of, too

I’ve been on a mission, lately, to stop for every pedestrian I see trying to cross the road. It’s easy when I’m the only one around, but I’m a little more reluctant when there are cars behind me and I worry that: the car might not stop when I do …

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stasia September 15, 2011 February 22, 2013Favorites, Road Etiquette advocacy, lifestyle, Portland 0

taking RVs to the biking level

You can take your home with you if it’s a car–why not if it’s a bike too? Check it out: it’s powered by a roof-mounted wind turbine, and there are solar panels to run the stove and hot water. And it has a kitchen, bed, and everything! I don’t know …

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stasia June 29, 2011 October 30, 2011Great Ideas great ideas, lifestyle, travel 0

farmers market time!

Oh, how I love the advent of farmers market season in Portland: Exploding bouquets of brilliant flowers, bike baskets full of produce, greens greens greens everywhere, all sorts of little kiddos with all manner of food smeared on their faces, live music–there is nothing about the farmer’s market that fails …

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stasia April 22, 2011 October 25, 2011Portland food and drink, lifestyle, Portland 0

Hauling (or, how to use your bike to carry large loads)

One of the top things people ask me when they learn I don’t have a car is “how do you carry (insert anything large here)??” Oddly enough, people usually settle on “groceries” as the biggest, most bulky load they can think of–which is funny to me, since with very few …

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stasia March 12, 2011 February 22, 2013Favorites, Materials and Gear how-to, lifestyle, touring 3
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