The art of defending oneself with a bicycle 1904 guide

IMPORTANT: The Dutch invest €595 million annually on urban biking, resulting in €19 BILLION saved in public health care costs alone. That’s how smart governments do the math on investing in better mobility. Let’s be clear— it wastes public money to NOT do it. #CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.com

It’s pronounced cyclist.

Bonus Pavarotti pic

Brave work, good work

Incredibly exciting to see this first Treaty in Australia, with the Treaty Bill going toVictorian Parliament today. This Treaty will begin the long slow process of addressing the harms of colonisation and making a better future for all Victorians. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

234 years ago, enslaved men and women rose in revolution in the French colony of Saint-Domingue. They secured the first permanent abolition of slavery, and eventually declared Haitian independence on January 1, 1804. 🇭🇹 www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020...

My bike is in the shop for repair. Boy do I miss it, the part is coming from the other side of the world, it's small and cheap yet vital. I'm glad I can ride my partner's bike in the meantime.

#PlasticsTreaty Plastics "recycling" is largely bullshit & has been for >50 years NO "last chance" for human, climate, biodiversity & ocean-harming plastics—REGULATE plastic production

6 August 1937 | A Slovak Jewish boy, Dov Weiss, was born. In June 1944 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.

An aerial view of what the Gaza City area looked like this week. Taken from a Jordanian military aircraft, by our colleague Heidi Levine.

3 August 1871 | Polish Jewish woman, Estera Berkowicz, was born in Częstochowa. She emigrated to Belgium. She was deported to #Auschwitz from Kazerne Dossin in Mechelen on 18 August 1942. She was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.

Passing cyclists on rural roads while driving can be tricky. I've been both the driver and the cyclist countless times. On a recent trip to San Juan Island, I was passenger in a car as we came up on a group of riders on a narrow road. Here's how I coached the driver to pass them safely...

All of this.

25 years ago today - the Liberal Government promise power sector emissions reductions because of, well, vibes... #auspol #climate allouryesterdays.info/2025/06/28/j...

The joy of a sunny day #warrnambool #biketrails 🌞🚴‍♀️

On this day 47 years ago (June 6, 1977) the German climatologist Herman Flohn, who 3 yrs previously had briefed Swedish Prime Minister Palme about the greenhouse effect, spoke out (again). allouryesterdays.info/2025/06/05/j...

Velvet-purple Coronet #hummingbird at @montezumalodge.bsky.social #colombia #birds #nature

From @nytopinion.nytimes.com “Too many Christians are transforming Christianity into a vertical faith, one that focuses on your personal relationship with God at the expense of the horizontal relationship you have with your neighbors,” writes our columnist David French.

The Netherlands’ first far-right government fell after the populist leader Geert Wilders withdrew his party after a dispute about migration policy. trib.al/g76TKj4

If you design your streets only for fit adult men on racing bikes, don’t be surprised when that’s who shows up. Design for safety and comfort and everyone feels welcome to ride.

Multi-talented, multi-skilled Charlie makes almost as much of a powerful impact at Wheels for Wellbeing as his immediately recognisable (and beloved!) neon yellow bike. But, beyond his working life in the saddle, what makes him tick? Find out at: wheelsforwellbeing.o...

Spread the love and acceptance #pridemonth

June 4, 2001 – Australians ‘get’ climate change (??) allouryesterdays.info/2025/06/03/j... allouryesterdays.info/2025/06/03/j...

People so often overlook the importance of good penmanship.

One of the great joys of this election? Watching right-wing lobby group Advance Australia fail completely, then try and pretend they didn’t. Millions wasted, including $500k from the Liberals’ own investment arm. Now they’re at war with each other. Glorious.

Anyone bought a used BYD yet?

A huge loss for everyday consumers trying to reduce their fuel bills.

Definitely read this interview with @naomiaklein.bsky.social.

Day 3, and the Liberals are still flooding Kew High St with Amelia Hamer’s face - 20 signs up already, and they’re in court at 11am to fight for their right to keep going. Will they get to over 50 again? Truly, the battle of our time.

✨ Say hello to our bold new look! Cycling UK’s refreshed brand is all about inclusion, movement & momentum — for everyone. 🌅 A rising sun & bike cog: our new logo. 💬 'Ride with us': our open invite. It's not just a rebrand — a movement. 👉 cyclinguk.org | #RideWithUs

53 people on bikes leaving this Utrecht parking garage in 30 seconds. It's clean. I can hear people talking. Now imagine 53 cars leaving this parking garage. 53 mensen op de fiets in 30 seconden. Het is schoon. Ik hoor mensen praten. Stel je nu eens voor dat er 53 auto's een parkeergarage verlaten.

The environmental implications are important - clearly. But as the economic madness accelerates, choosing to reduce your driving will save you money, make you healthier, and insulate you from economic turmoil. Think globally. Act locally. theconversation.com/cycling-is-t...

We loved this video from Bern Peak on the benefits of biking to work - do you bike to work, and do you feel like it's kept you healthier? youtu.be/dyylnG_FoFs?...

A Yokohama street that is traffic free (apart from the pedestrians and bike) a joy to behold on a lovely spring day

Australians are waking up to the giant scam the gas industry has been operating: 🟠 Draining Australia of gas: exporting over 80% of Australia’s gas 🟠 Getting over half the gas they export royalty free 🟠 Never paying PRRT on the gas they export 🟠 Price gouging us for our own gas

It won’t make up for the loss of science funding and positions in the US, but other countries would be stupid not to try to lure American scientists to their institutions right now.

Ahead of Germany’s election, with anti-immigrant sentiment rising, they released viral videos showing life without immigrants. History proves that when a country starts erasing certain people, it doesn’t end well. 🧵

Bike riders commuting on a local ferry that connects islands in Japan's inland sea. #japanbike

We did it! Finally rode the Shimanami Keido in Hiroshima prefecture. #japanbike

A wonderful day for riding around Kyoto.

Huge secure bike parks at Kyoto station. About $2 a day

Happy 85th birthday to my very favourite female soul singer, the genius Candi Staton. Joy and pain in every word. Often in the same word...

Eerste Jacob van Campenstraat, Amsterdam in 1988 and today

Netanyahu with his purple hair is a disgrace to humanity. I love my Jewish & Arab friends equally and neither deserves this treatment.

Yay! Found a bike shop in this very ridable city! #kyoto