Gear up for summer rides: 6 bike essentials that will help overcome your fear of biking

Don’t be like this girl. Get the right gear so you can ride safely through the city. Photo via Flickr user mcuzbek. Bicycles are as synonymous with Brooklyn summertime as Ample Hills cones and sky-high electric bills. Not only are they fun and festive, but as anyone who regularly travels from Park Slope to Williamsburg can tell you, a bike can be a real time saver. Twenty minutes of pedaling in the fresh air sure beats an hour navigating elaborate bus connections or long circuitous subway rides. But the city streets can be intimidating to a new urban rider—especially with terrifying hit and runs in the headlines. Feeling like a wobbly, unprepared noob kept me from riding my bike in the city for a long time. But that’s where stuff comes in. Glorious stuff! A few key items have really made all the difference in my riding confidence. I feel relaxed and in… Read More

Gear up for summer rides: 6 bike essentials that will help overcome your fear of biking : Brokelyn