Category Archives: Biking

In August 2016, I agreed to trade-in my car for a new bike. I also agreed to go car-free for one year. These posts document that journey.

Potholes and Pavements

Posted on October 12, 2025 by twsobey

Title: Potholes and Pavements: A Bumpy Ride on Britain’s National Cycle Network Author: Laura Laker Completed: October 2025 (Full list of books) Overview: This book was harder for me to get through than many of the others about infrastructure and … Continue reading →

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Movement

Posted on March 15, 2025 by twsobey

Title: Movement: How to Take Back Our Streets and Transform Our Lives Author: Thalia Verkade Completed: Mar 2025 (Full list of books) Overview: Seeing the changes that took place in the Netherlands over the last 50 years gives me hope … Continue reading →

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Lockpicking and Other Mischievous Ways to Learn Engineering

Posted on October 24, 2024 by twsobey

Over the summer, I presented at WA-ACTE Summer Conference Presentations on Robotics and Lock Picking. It’s now Fall Conference time and I’ve decided to update my lock picking presentation. You can find the slides here but I outline some other details … Continue reading →

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When Driving Is Not an Option

Posted on July 7, 2024 by twsobey

Title: When Driving Is Not an Option: Steering Away from Car Dependency Author: Anna Zivarts Completed: July 2024 (Full list of books) Overview: I met Anna a couple of years ago when our kids did gymnastics together. Out of the … Continue reading →

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Biking Uphill in the Rain

Posted on February 22, 2024 by twsobey

Title: Biking Uphill in the Rain: The Story of Seattle from Behind the Handlebars Author: Tom Fucoloro Completed: Feb 2024 (Full list of books) Overview: I’ve been reading the Seattle Bike Blog for a while now and was excited when … Continue reading →

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Community Loaves Hub

Posted on April 11, 2023 by twsobey

I’ve been baking with Community Loaves for about 2.5 years and although I don’t bake as often as when I started, I’m still excited to bake bread for local food banks and community members in need. Recently I got the … Continue reading →

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Jaahnavi Kandula

Posted on January 27, 2023 by twsobey

As I pedaled up 4th, I knew I was getting close, not because I saw other bikers, but because there was a police helicopter hovering a few blocks ahead. I rode into Westlake park to find about 20 other cyclists … Continue reading →

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Two Wheels Good

Posted on September 14, 2022 by twsobey

Title: Two Wheels Good: The History and Mystery of The Bicycle Author: Jody Rosen Completed: Sept 2022 (Full list of books) Overview: If there is nothing in this book that makes you want to go out for a bike ride, … Continue reading →

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Car-less year completed

Posted on August 19, 2017 by twsobey

Life’s been a bit busy recently with leaving a job, traveling to Alaska for a friend’s wedding, moving from Boise to Seattle, buying a house, looking for a job, all while watching Avery and, of course, not driving. Well, things … Continue reading →

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Quad Bike

Posted on March 26, 2017 by twsobey

About the same time I gave up driving for a year, the school where I work was offered the pieces of an old quad bike. This beauty was designed with four wheels and four seats. The front two riders had … Continue reading →

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