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Control Your Roll with Bike Fun’s Educational Bike Ride Series

October 4, 2019 ridebikes About Bike Fun, Basic Bike Information, Bike Bits, Choose Your Own Disaster, Riders, Riding in Nashville Leave a comment

Have you ever been on a bicycle ride and encountered a disastrous mechanical situation? On the Choose Your Own Disaster ride series, KJ Garner of Bike Fun offers a menu of disaster selections, tailored towards riders who want to be able to take charge of

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Reflections and paths forward

May 20, 2019 ridebikes Basic Bike Information, Bike Law, Non-Riders, Ride Stories, Riders, Riding in Nashville Leave a comment

Last Wednesday, May 15th, 25 riders came together in downtown Nashville to convene for the annual Ride of Silence. This has been my third year co-leading the ride, and I had prepared some remarks to deliver before the ride departed. I didn’t feel like there

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KJ's bike outside a mural on Music Row in Nashville, TN

What Makes a Bike Rider a Great Rider?

June 12, 2018 ridebikes About Bike Fun, Bike Riding Reflections, Riders Leave a comment

One of the statements I hear the most is, “I’m not a cyclist, but…” I will generally ask them if they ride a bike, and if the answer is yes, I’ll say, “Congratulations! You’re a cyclist! You’re a bike rider!” They’ll scrunch their face up

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It's cold in Nashville in December!

The Camaraderie of the Cold

December 28, 2017 ridebikes Riders, Riding in Nashville Leave a comment

Being outside when it’s cold is to experience the harsh nakedness of the world. You are hoping you have enough layers on, or that the wind isn’t blowing too hard, or that it won’t snow or even rain or sleet on you. You are hedging

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KJ in back of ambulance, 2016

What Happens Next?

October 5, 2017 ridebikes Commuting, Riders, Riding in Nashville One comment

6:15AM, October 22, 2016. I glanced at the bike clothing strewn across my bed and thought, “You could just drive to work.” My sleepy brain was protesting the thought of riding 14 miles to work in a suburb of Nashville, for a staff meeting at

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