Riding a fixie backwards? 
2010-02-23 15:35:23
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Bike related items from Tempe and Philadelphia
Over the last two weekends I visited Tempe and Philadelphia, two very different cities. These are just some bike and transportation related items I took notice of.
Both cities:
- Bike racks on every bus
- Bike racks on every block
- Both very flat
Philadelphia:
- In downtown there is very little bike infrastructure outside of the racks I mentioned above but people still bike. Especially Saturday night. Every rack and every pole had a bike locked up to it outside the more popular bars. Traffic downtown is horrendous, it's no wonder people turn to bikes.
Tempe:
- Lots of bike lanes
- No one wore helmets even though the minimum speed limit there seemed to be 35mph
- Saw a guy on a fixie riding backwards in a bike lane
- There is a light rail system that you can take bikes on. It takes you to downtown Phoenix
2010-02-23 15:18:38
Yes. And he was hauling ass too.
2010-02-23 17:15:08
The guys in my photo could barely go in a straight line. Was this dude in the saddle, pedaling backwards?
2010-02-23 17:31:03
Well it was from a distance but I am pretty sure it was just like above.
2010-02-23 17:55:38
yeah, philly isonly begininning their downtown bike stuff. they just had a major road diet on spruce street that removed a car lane and replaced itwith a bikelane.
2010-02-24 00:57:43