May is National Bike Month in the United States, but you don’t have to live here to make the decision to take the world on two wheels.
The Matador team is fired up by biking.
Not only is traveling on two wheels better for the environment than almost any other form of transportation, it’s an activity that creates almost instant communities, as the bike documentary, “VEER,” makes evident:
Matador has dozens of cycling articles in its archives. There’s advice about how to choose a bike and gear up for the road, as well as expert insight about which cities are friendliest to cyclers.
Here are some other favorites:
8 Steps for Successful Self-Supported Bicycle Tours
Cycling guides for destinations as distant as Montana and Vietnam’s Highway 1.
If you’re in the US, check out local meet-ups and other Bike Month events in these cities:
New York City
Philadelphia
Washington, D.C.
Minneapolis/St. Paul
San Francisco and Bay Area
Portland, OR
Julie Schwietert
Julie Schwietert Collazo is a writer, editor, researcher, and translator currently in New York, formerly of Mexico City and San Juan. She is Matador's managing editor and is the lead faculty member of MatadorU's travel writing program.
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http://www.matadorabroad.com Tim Patterson
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