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Urban riding is the greatest adventure. We just need to make it even more accessible.
Overwhelmed by crowds of people sleeping in their vans and trucks, outdoor dream towns are taking actions that could end a way of life
Cars may have driven us apart, but we鈥檙e natural allies. Here鈥檚 how to do your part to heal the divide.
With deaths spiking on pavement, riders are choosing to go where cars can鈥檛
Finally visit those crowd-less destinations you鈥檝e been dreaming of鈥攚ithout breaking the bank
After two deaths and a shift in the conversation in Colorado, advocates are cautiously optimistic that change is coming
What happened when one writer looked beyond the open road, the staged snapshots, and the hashtag
Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced what he calls an "audacious" new proposal to address this year鈥檚 dramatic rise in cycling fatalities. It must only be the start.
The city's riding scene is unique and diverse, and the best way to dodge the infamous traffic is on two wheels
Copy these overachievers and make the most of your trek to the office
Evidence is mounting that designing cities with bikes in mind has a profound effect on everyone鈥攏ot just cyclists
Need to carry a bike, board, or just some firewood? Here's how.
Vision Zero isn鈥檛 working because it doesn鈥檛 address the underlying (and fixable) problem: there are way too many cars on the road
I tested the Gazelle Medeo electric cruiser to see how many gallons of gas it saved me on my daily commute
Including which work best in certain situations and what they'll cost you
What you do with it is so much more important than whatever car you buy
Leaving the highway behind? Here's how to stay safe when driving gets adventurous.聽
Or: How to live in a vehicle long-term with your significant other
Don鈥檛 have the time to go to Everest? Wait for hours in these lines instead.
These devices are inherently stupid and profoundly antisocial, and their very existence is proof of their own uselessness
These kids today...riding bikes? In the streets?? The horror!!!
Here's a guarantee: if you show up to Overland Expo West, you'll of course see some incredible Jeeps and Toyota Tacomas. But the real way to take in this annual gathering in Flagstaff, Arizona, is to walk past the clich茅 Sprinter van build-outs and keep your eyes peeled for the trucks, vans, and other four-wheel-drive campers that are one of a kind. We spent all weekend tracking down some of these gems.
After an especially brutal winter in Colorado, Independence Pass needs a team of seven heavy-equipment operators, an avalanche forecaster, and a surveillance crew to make the road passable
Just because you don鈥檛 see it doesn鈥檛 mean it鈥檚 not happening
No vehicle is more maligned, yet no vehicle is more useful
Plus, the three-row family crossover has got legit four-wheel drive. Competitors should take note.
Make your next four-wheeled adventure more than an extra-long commute with one of these new vehicles
Vanlife might seem like the most eco-friendly living option, but in reality, my gas-guzzler is hurting the environment more than I would in a small, nonmobile home
How low will some of us go to keep our neighborhoods bike-free? And won鈥檛 somebody please think of the children?
Depending on the space you have and how far you're going, there are options
The all-new car is safer, more economical, and, thanks to its turbo, faster
Sometimes just driving a car in a city is an act of violence
Believe it or not, the brand and badges are irrelevant
There are valid arguments for both wearing and not wearing a helmet. But shaming people for their choices is useless.
Sometimes the best offense is none at all
It's best to have everything you might need, even if you never have to use any of it
The AWD-e aces snowy roads鈥攂ut there's a catch
When a driver hits a cyclist鈥攅ven a child on a bike鈥攖he victim is almost always the one who gets blamed, unless they're wearing a helmet
The total package is just much more convincing than the Tacoma or Colorado, and probably more practical than the Jeep Gladiator
Nothing is more important to your car, truck, or SUV's performance than the rubber you put on鈥攐r off鈥攖he road. These are the basics you need to know.
What I learned on my powder-filled dream trips to Whistler and Aspen
According to the League of American Bicyclists, more cyclists died on U.S. roads in 2016 than at any other time in the past quarter-century. But that doesn't show the whole picture.
No matter where you live, you have to be prepared when the white stuff starts falling
The RIDE app takes aim at single occupancy cars headed up Little Cottonwood Canyon
The Gunner G1 is the most useful dog kennel ever made
It鈥檚 become conventional wisdom that e-scooters are dangerous. Like most conventional wisdom, it鈥檚 probably wrong.
Because there鈥檚 no apology like a backhanded apology
John Pascoe and his wife, Jan, had lived in their beautiful Napa home for 38 years when the Tubbs Fire arrived suddenly at their door in October 2017
New York City is at the forefront of breaking car dominance in America. But internationally, it鈥檚 bringing up the rear.
Cyclists and cops often don鈥檛 see eye to eye because they literally don鈥檛 see eye to eye
A Wrangler-based truck? Um, yes.
Electric power + a pickup = a match made in heaven in American consumers' eyes. But let's not get too excited yet.
We need to stop selling bicycles on environmentalism. We ride because it's fun, healthy, cheap, and practical鈥攁nd because it annoys people who drive.
Saving a life is as easy as checking for cyclists. So naturally nobody does it.
Hot take! Making cars more dangerous will make our roads safer.
An important PSA about driving safely in bad weather
Most cyclists know that bike lanes offer very limited physical protection. They might not know that they offer approximately zero legal protection either.
It not only illuminates your path but also projects a laser bike image on the ground to make sure drivers see you coming
We both break the law from time to time. But it's not even close to a one-to-one exchange.
When it comes to killing with cars, anything goes as long as you鈥檙e sober
No one likes pulling a U-turn after an improperly tied down surfboard flies away
Bike Snob NYC spent three days scootering around Portland, Oregon, to determine, once and for all, whether the now infamous tiny wheeled contraptions are a scourge on our cities鈥攐r whether they鈥檙e damned convenient and laughably benign
Buy this $80 seat cover and you鈥檒l never pay to detail your car again
A new podcast, "Mothers of Invention," spotlights women fighting climate change
When it comes to committing seemingly minor infractions while operating a vehicle, it only takes a split second to kill a cyclist
Triathlete Adelaide Perr sustained serious injuries after colliding with a car鈥攖hen was saddled with proving, against the driver鈥檚 word, that she was a victim
And how a small group of increasingly political riders is trying to change the congested driving culture, one bike path at a time
Cars are designed to keep humans safe, but at what cost to our canine companions?
