Tag Archives: bicycles

The difference between a bicycle and a car

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I am a cyclist at heart. I ride everywhere I can. Work. Meetings. Coffee shop. Farmers market. But there are limits to my pedal-powered circumference, times when I have to jump in the family car and motor to my destination. The multitude of online time tracking, task management, and project management software tools are of […]

Santa Barbara Bike Week

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This week is bike week in Santa Barbara, a time for us to consider riding our bikes instead of driving, and to participate in local bike activities. Turns out we could conserve 20% more energy in Santa Barbara by committing ourselves more to alternative transportation (Chapter 3 of CEC’s energy blueprint / PDF). Considering our […]

Reasons to Ride Your Bike to Work

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Modern technology has enabled us to work in many new ways. Telecommuting allows us to work from home and avoid the rush hour commute. Web-based collaborative services enable a distributed team to work on the same project, unhindered by geographical location. These new technologies are good and have improved our work lives. However, there are […]

The Year of the Bicycle?

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Neal Peirce, of the Washington Post Writers Group, ponders whether this is the year of the bicycle. As gas prices rise and our physical health declines, it makes sense that more and more people will opt for their bicycles as an alternative method of transportation. Think about the cumulative effect you could have on your […]

Upcoming Concert in Santa Barbara

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Wednesday, March 5, Brooklyn-based “punk-rock orchestra” The World/Inferno Friendship Society will be playing at La Casa de la Raza (corner of Calle Cesar Chavez and Montecito St.) with a couple local bands. KCSB 91.9 FM and Telegraph Brewing are sponsoring the event, which will feature a beer garden, performance art, and a riding demonstration by […]

Bike Races, Ubuntu, & Green Cities

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Here are a few links of interest that have recently registered on the Pelago radar. Tour of California Stage 6: Santa Barbara to Santa Clarita Head down to east beach Saturday, February 23rd, for the start of stage 6, a 105 mile ride to Santa Clarita. If you can, ride your bike or walk down, […]