tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7974392541410317323.post1263346389015837171..comments2011-12-07T07:48:22.595-08:00Comments on Timmy's Bike Blog: The Danes, alright? I learned it by watching the Danes!SubwooferToolshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03362286845850170741noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7974392541410317323.post-30969514439141916192010-12-16T07:28:33.767-08:002010-12-16T07:28:33.767-08:00I have to correct myself: The city completed the a...I have to correct myself: The city completed the antelope valley trail this year (the drainage ditch was completed last year), the N27th bridge was finished last year.SubwooferToolshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03362286845850170741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7974392541410317323.post-49818506760289183462010-12-16T07:03:06.965-08:002010-12-16T07:03:06.965-08:00I stand corrected, it is Denmark, not Holland. I&#...I stand corrected, it is Denmark, not Holland. I'll fix the title in a bit. <br /><br />Ms.Ding: Lincoln has over 100 miles of in-town bike paths, they're former railroad beds. They completed the Antelope Valley creek project last year to create a main trail near NU/downtown (not to mention removing a floodplain near downtown). It cuts under several busy streets. Thanks to that and the N27th street bridge (also completed last year), I ride a grand total of 4 blocks on quiet residential streets from my house to my workplace. The rest of my 7 mile commute is on quiet bike paths in parks.<br /><br />We've got a map: http://www.gptn.org/wp-content/themes/gptn/images/2009completeMap.pdfSubwooferToolshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03362286845850170741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7974392541410317323.post-66001232654152056162010-12-16T05:29:45.829-08:002010-12-16T05:29:45.829-08:00Glad to see you got some studded tires - I know wh...Glad to see you got some studded tires - I know what Nebraska winters are like as I grew up in Omaha. Even here in Chicago, a flat, bike-friendly city, we use studded bike tires (I have them on my Omafiets) because 1). Winter temperatures often fluctuate making for a nasty icy/snow mixture 2). We don't have separate plowed cycle tracks only ice-filled bike lanes. I'm guessing Lincoln is similar. We're working to make Chicago more Amsterdam-like (Dutch) or Copenhagen-y (Danish), but until then we'll just have to deal. <br /><br />Hey - have you ever been to Henderson or Holland Nebraska? Do you think those Dutch towns have cycle tracks? :-)Ms.Dinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17117125874097499674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7974392541410317323.post-81617344832526727722010-12-16T02:11:12.160-08:002010-12-16T02:11:12.160-08:00Also neither the Dutch or the Danes need to bother...Also neither the Dutch or the Danes need to bother with winter tyres, because their cycle paths get swept and gritted regularly...sheffield cycle chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08333915610129324752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7974392541410317323.post-46102879412125800612010-12-16T01:08:24.426-08:002010-12-16T01:08:24.426-08:00Well, to be fair, there might be some Dutch people...Well, to be fair, there might be some Dutch people living in Copenhagen... They're mostly Danes, though :-)<br /><br />Dutch people <a href="http://hembrow.blogspot.com/2009/12/cycle-rush-hour-in-snow.html" rel="nofollow">also cycle in the snow</a>.David Hembrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7974392541410317323.post-5098799275355772482010-12-15T23:31:21.913-08:002010-12-15T23:31:21.913-08:00FYI... Copenhagen is in Denmark. Dutch people are...FYI... Copenhagen is in Denmark. Dutch people are from the Netherlands.mackstannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01525080512574086042noreply@blogger.com