10 Best Articles on Biking
The most useful articles and videos on biking from around the web—beginners to advanced—curated by thought leaders and our community. We focus on timeless pieces and update the list whenever we discover new, must-read articles or videos—make sure to bookmark and revisit this page.
Top 5 Biking Articles
At a glance: these are the articles that have been most read, shared, and saved on biking by Refind users in 2023.
Videos
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How The Netherlands Built a Biking Utopia
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These 8 cities are putting their focus on biking and walking — not cars
Even though cities have been centers of culture, ideas and industry since the Neolithic Revolution 12,000 years ago (!), today’s urban-centric global civilization is just a couple of hundred years …
How to ...?
How to end the American obsession with driving
To fight climate change, cities need to be designed with much more walking, biking, and public transit use in mind.
«Speck said estimates place the subsidization of driving at $10 for every dollar a driver spends as opposed to $1.50 for public transit»
Short Articles
Short on time? Check out these useful short articles on biking—all under 10 minutes.
The Danish tradition we all need now
In Denmark, the Nordic concept of friluftsliv – or unwinding in the outdoors – includes troll hunts, shoreline biking and stargazing in Scandinavia's first International Dark Sky Park.
«the Nordic concept of friluftsliv – or unwinding in the outdoors»
Danny MacAskill’s Postcard From San Francisco
Trials rider and mountain biker Danny MacAskill is one of my long-running obsessions here -- I first posted about him all the wa
Gold in the Colorado Hills: Alchemy launches new ultralight line of US-made bikes
We visited their HQ in Golden, Colorado, to have first look at the new Au gravel, road and xc race bikes
Bicycles Have Evolved. Have We?
From the velocipede to the ten-speed, biking innovations brought riders freedom. But in a world built for cars, life behind handlebars is both charmed and dangerous.
The urban design problem that’s killing pedestrians and cyclists
Many U.S. cities today promote biking and walking, but streets have actually become more dangerous for cyclists and pedestrians. Here’s what needs to change.
Long Articles
These are some of the most-read long-form articles on biking.
America's Most Dangerous Road for Cyclists
When 13-year-old Andrew Alati biked across Hempstead Turnpike on June 30, 2019, the odds were stacked against him
No helmets, no problem: how the Dutch created a casual biking culture
A chat with the authors of a new book on cycling in the Netherlands.
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