by Bike Courier | Jan 17, 2022 | Uncategorized
A conversation regarding expansive use of EVs as a solution to transportation’s impact on climate resulted in a University of California – Davis and Berkeley professor forwarding her course syllabus reading list for the week studying EVs this spring. She...
by Bike Courier | Sep 29, 2021 | Uncategorized
“Build back better, blah, blah, blah….Net zero by…blah, blah, blah…. Green economy, blah, blah, blah. … Climate neutral, blah, blah, blah. …” To quote a friend, “She cuts right thru the bullshit!”
by Bike Courier | Sep 20, 2021 | Uncategorized
Electric cars are still cars. They: – require resource extraction, – require manufacturing processes, – require wasteful infrastructure (parking lots & highways), – consume too high a percentage of family budgets, – are powered by...
by Bike Courier | Aug 23, 2021 | Uncategorized
Randy Newman had it all wrong. The Bike Couriers Bike Shop has several road bikes 54cm and smaller (only one more 41cm left). Short people have a lot to live for. With the exception of a 56cm tri bike, all of our larger sizes are sold out. Expecting delivery of all...
by Bike Courier | Aug 12, 2021 | Uncategorized
Biden wants half the US fleet of cars to be electric by 2030. The policy should be to halve the US fleet of cars. 1) EVs are fueled by coal and fracked gas, 2) EVs still demand massive material input in manufacturing and parking, 3) surface parking lots contribute to...
by Bike Courier | Aug 10, 2021 | Uncategorized
We have been waiting for eight months for these tires. Come get them while they last.
by Bike Courier | Aug 5, 2021 | Uncategorized
Order your bike today!!!In 2021 bikes nationally were in very short supply.In 2022 bike selections are anticipated to be as limited as they were in 2021.We are told we will receive the following bikes *beginning in December 2021.We are now taking your orders on a...
by Bike Courier | Jul 27, 2021 | Uncategorized
In 2005, former Mayor Jerry Abramson committed to cut greenhouse gas emissions under the U.S. Mayor’s Climate Protection Agreement.In 2009, the Partnership for a Green City published the Climate Action Report, which included a greenhouse gas inventory,In 2011, on...
by Bike Courier | Jul 27, 2021 | Uncategorized
Language, thought, culture and relations are best served by truth. It is hoped the following is heard, not as a pedantic rant, nor as another ‘politically correct’ weapon, but as an exploration shedding some light on our transportation system. The history...
by Bike Courier | Jul 12, 2021 | Uncategorized
We had just started filling the kitchen sink with hot water when the doorbell rang. After answering the bell, we became distracted, forgetting the running water. The sound of water hitting the floor brought some* of us back to the kitchen. One started mopping the...
