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Running into a Parade, Cycling in Circles, and Crushing Cardboard

5 Random Things I Did This Past Week in Paris

Fear not, we pedaled between these spots using the ‘new’ Velib.

Getting the Christmas Tree Home via Bike: 2020 Edition

It started when we lived in Paris, using a bike share Velib to make the trek from our favorite Christmas Tree vendor at the flower markets in the shadow of Notre Dame, to just across the river to our apartment.

5 Random Things I Did This Weekend

4) Late night stories on a Velib…

Week in Review–December 13th, 2020

5) Meet the magnet bike fishers: These guys fish out old bikes, notably my older beloved Velib’s, from Parisian waterways.

Outside Magazine DCR Article: A bit behind the scenes

And he got to have fun chasing around UPS, FedEx and La Poste around town on Velib bikes.

5 Random Things I Did This Weekend

Given it was a beautiful fall day out, I took the Velib:…

The $800 Bike Part IV: The final result!

Ironically, the shifting system/company is exactly the same in the massive Velib bike sharing program here in Paris: There are integrated front and rear LED lights, which operate based on the front wheel spinning.

5 Random Things I Did This Weekend

The only thing left was a quick 8-10 minute bike ride home on the Velib, my little suitcase and all:…

A look at the Tour de France photo gallery in the gardens

The opening event was scheduled to start at 6PM last night, so I grabbed a nearby Velib bike and headed the short distance up the hill.

5 Random Things I Did This Weekend

The Girl also did some aero riding on the Velib with the closed streets.

Spectating the 2014 Boston Marathon

Unlike the Paris Velib bikes I’m familiar with, this one doesn’t have a lock built into it.

5 Random Things I Did This Weekend

I traded in my bike share Velib for my road bike to put in some more miles with the Power2Max NG power meter.

Dîner en Blanc 2017– Still the best night in Paris!

Ours was essentially atop a Velib station:…

5 Random Things I Did This Weekend

In retrospect however, on the Velib I covered 2.8 miles in about 15 minutes with traffic.

5 Random Things I Did This Past Weekend

Post run, I zipped right back out again on the bike share Velib bike to try and get to one of the markets in time to pickup ingredients for dinner.

5 Random Things I Did This Weekend

If I wasn’t so tired (and lazy), I would have hoped on a Velib bike and followed them downstream for some pictures closer to the Eiffel Tower.

5 Random Things I Did This Past Weekend

There’s a well known place just up the hill from us, that’s an easy Velib bike ride away (and a way more fun bike ride coming back – all downhill to our doorstep).

5 Random Things I Did This Weekend

They just finished installing new Velib stations, though they aren’t turned on yet:…

A weekend preparing for Christmas…and Santa Runs

This time, we decided against cycling home with it on the Velib, like last year.

Week in Review–September 29th, 2013

5) In Paris, Thefts and Vandalism Could Force Bike-Share to Shrink: It’s pretty astounding at just how many bikes are stolen from the Velib system here.

Week in Review–September 23rd, 2013

Monday: First look at Garmin’s new FR620 & FR220 GPS running watchesTuesday: Week in Review–September 17th, 2013Tuesday: Initial hands-on with Polar Loop activity trackerWednesday: Running hill repeats with the Velib bike share Now kicking off Interbike 2013! Power2Max drops power meter prices nearly 20%, adds Praxis Works for chain rings Wahoo Fitness debuts Wahoo RPM, shows off Android KICKR control Stages Cycling adds new power meter metrics, shows off high-speed data streaming BKOOL demonstrates KICKR compatibility, new user-video route upload function, Android app Thursday: Redshift Sports demonstrates Switch Aero System quick-release and quick-change aerobar/seatpost system 4iiii’s announces Cliiiimb Strava segment competition app, new low-priced hardware bundles A night at the Las Vegas Super Sprint Triathlon Grand Prix Friday: Kinomap demonstrates route builder software, adds CycleOps PowerBeam support, Sony Action Cam integration Hands-on with SRM’s upcoming iPad app for their new PC8 head unit K-Edge adds new mount options for GoPro, Sony Action Cam, and Garmin Edge units Barfly shows off slew of new bike computer, camera, and gear mounts Saturday: Hands on with the Shimano’s Di2 ANT+ SCIO shifting bike computer A look at the new (and crazy silent) Elite Turbo Muin trainer with power output Interbike News That Didn’t Fit: Tacx iPad App, iBike, BikeSpike, Pioneer, Garmin FR220/FR620 notes, and more! Sunday: A look at the competitive booth games of Interbike Phew, done! Stuff that I found interesting around the interwebs: Here’s a not-so-small smattering of all the random things that I stumbled on while doing my civic duty to find the end of the Internet: 1) Mike Bowen, Army Veteran Runs 58,282 Miles: One mile for every American who didn’t return from the Vietnam War.

The 2013 Swim/Bike/Run Gear I use List

Though, I could also probably put the Paris Velib bike in this category too, I ride that more often actually.