There's some really good stuff online - though at my presentation yesterday, ROUTES were a huge thing. (And it makes sense. Busy roads = rushed sleep-deprived students, faculty or hospital traffic, using cell phones while smoking; side roads work a *lot* better.)

http://www.dot.state.il.us/bikemap/s...s/safebike.pdf has a good booklet that was done by cyclists so it goes beyond teh rules and into "just where in the lane *do* you go in that intersection, under what circumstances?" and the like.

Here's the list of sites I sent 'round with my presentation mailing. They really get me stoked :-)


Sue's Annotated Bicycling LIfestyle Surflist for blending cycling into all kinds of aspects of life:

FUN!

http://www.prairiecycleclub.org (local bike club)
http://www.mikebentley.com/bike/ilrides.htm (lists riding information for Illinois and the Midwest)
http://www.bicyclinglife.com/ (all kinds of articles about bicycling, whether transportation or recreation)

Cycling for Slackers: http://www.living-room.org/bikepeople/slackers.htm "The purpose of the 'method' is to allow commuters or shoppers to make journeys of 2 to 5 miles wearing normal clothes without reducing themselves to a sweating trembling blob. While a few enlightened employers provide showers, supermarkets do not, and when you cycle the 'Slacker's Way' a quick spray of deodorant before starting is all that is required to avoid shame in the checkout line. "

BICYCLES AS ART:

http://spcycling.org/CyclingArt.htm Arizona desert sculpture
http://www.thecross-photo.com/Bicycl..._Josh_Deth.htm Bicycle Jesus

BICYCLING AS ART:

http://portland.indymedia.org/en/2005/08/323232.shtml dubbed "psychedelic dundee" --back in Madison, WI (when he arted himself there)-- is "art-bent" on seeking to INSPIRE creative-leaning persons towards ARTING THEIR HEARTS in UNPRECIDENTED (sic) styLe!
http://uji-making.com/J/aeolian/ - “Aeolian bike ride” - become mobile art while you ride!

RELIGION:

<<http://www.sojo.net/index.cfm?action..._enabled=false >> Bicyling as a lenten practice
http://www.friendsjournal.org/conten.../feature2.html Friends don't let Friends Drive
http://bikeforpeace.org/ (scroll down for picture) Why would Jesus Drive?

POLITICS, PATRIOTISM AND PROTEST
http://www.stickergiant.com/page/sg/PROD/bicycle/fb1012 Bike: it's patriotic
http://www.mikebentley.com - assorted patriotic & cycling pages
http://www.cicle.org/cicle_content/index.php Cyclists inciting change thru LIVE exchange
http://www.worldnakedbikeride.org/ World Naked Bike Ride
http://www.times-up.org/images/oil-l...-and-puppy.jpg Bicycling: (a quiet statement) Against Oil Wars
<<http://www.sojo.net/index.cfm?action..._enabled=false >>Bicycling as a Lenten Practice - against dependence on oil
http://www.lovarchy.org/ride/ more protesting cyclists
http://www.southwestern.edu/academic.../alejandro.php - deep doo doo and bicycles
http://www.critical-mass.org/ critical mass, of course!

ENVIRONMENTAL
http://www.times-up.org/about.php

COMMUTING:
http://www.bfw.org/btww/commuting/index.php Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin
http://www.bicyclinglife.com/Practic...mmuteguide.htm
http://www.bicyclesource.com/you/wom...id-sweat.shtml Riding without Working Up a Sweat
http://commutebybike.com/2006/03/09/...ycle-commuter/ - a not-skinny man's blog about getting out of the cubicle
http://www.waba.org/new/help/commuting.php Commuting in the Wash., D.C. area (it's easier here than there!)
http://communitycyclingcenter.org/cr...-commuter.html efforts to help get bikes in the hands of folks who need them (
http://www.bikewhenever.com/


HEALTH AND FITNESS
http://www.bikewalk.org/ - national center for bicycling and walking, including case study of the benefits of walking & cycling on community and environment.
http://www.bikewalk.org/assets/pdf/CASE15.PDF PDF file about the benefits of biking and walking
http://www.bicyclinginfo.org/hf/index.htm fight obesity and mental stagnation with your bicycle.
http://www.agingwell.state.ny.us/fit...ike_health.htm Bicyling Prfomots Good Health (Aging Well Village, NY)

LIFESTYLE: http://www.xtracycle.com Converting a bike to a Sports Utility Bicycle

WHATEVER: http://www.deadbabybikes.org (Seattle cycling club)

Oh, and BLENDING!!!!
http://www.bikeblender.com