On Two Wheels: Lost Chance for Public Bike Share
It’s getting colder and wetter, darkness comes earlier and you might have already seen some frost in the mornings. Apparently, this means it’s the perfect time for Krakow to revamp and expand its...
View ArticleOn Two Wheels: Revolution in Drunk Cycling Laws
Four months ago, I warned against drunk cycling in Poland, describing unbelievably harsh laws enforced here and the misfortune of a Dutch journalist who spent a night in jail for cycling after a few...
View ArticleOn Two Wheels: The Christmas Cyclist
Whether it’s a birthday, or looming Christmas, you might have wondered which present will be most welcomed by a confirmed cyclist. Beware: cyclists are fragile and easily offended by incorrect cycling...
View ArticleOn Two Wheels: Winter Cycling in Krakow, Part 1
Grey and drab Christmas is over, and how is your bicycle? There has been little reason to stop cycling this winter: no snow, spring-like temperatures and new cycle facilities in Krakow, including bike...
View ArticleOn Two Wheels: Winter Cycling in Krakow, Part 2
Finally, winter has arrived. A month or two late, with no polar vortex like in the US, but with heavy snow and lots of ice. By the time you read this, it may well have already vanished, but if you...
View ArticleOn Two Wheels: Spring Cycling
Perhaps I shouldn’t write about cycling in spring, lest spring never come. In January and February, I wrote detailed advice about cycling in winter and the temperature immediately rose, snow instantly...
View ArticleOn Two Wheels: Do It Yourself Sanctions Against Putin
This month, I’m going to be political, ideological, partisan and agitating. The bicycle is a benign device – helpful, simple, silent and humble – but it has an enormous strength: it does not run on...
View ArticleOn Two Wheels: The Bike Hire Soap Opera
Krakow was the first city in Poland to operate a bike hire scheme, even before London or New York for that matter, and then it became the first to lose one. Now it’s setting a new trend with the...
View ArticleOn Two Wheels: Victory for Cyclists!
Last month, I was pretty anxious about the local referendum, which included a question about the desirability of more cycle paths in the city. Now, I am proud and happy: we made it! More cycling...
View ArticleOn Two Wheels: New Long Distance Cycle Tracks in Małopolska
Poland has never been a magnet for cyclists – perhaps with the exception of the Germans, those cycling nomads longing for their heimat. Some adventurers explore eastern Poland, near the Ukrainian and...
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