I am very pleased to offer you the second article in Dr. Morgan Giddings’ excellent two-part series on using bicycles as an alternative means of transportation. Morgan’s commitment to using bicycles for transportation in her own life and her dedication to helping others find that path (if you’ll excuse the pun) is inspiring.
The entire article, available free to all readers, can be found here:
A Quiet Revolution in Bicycles: Recapturing a Role as Utilitarian People-Movers (Part II)
Below is a snippet to get you started.
After learning about Peak Oil a few years back, I decided to get a cargo bicycle setup with an electric assist as an alternative to using a car for around-town trips…I quickly found out that it wasn’t a simple undertaking, despite my fairly broad experience. The local bike shops were not enthused by this project. They wouldn’t touch electric assist, and ordering an Xtracycle kit to convert my bike to a cargo hauler was something they were decidedly lukewarm about. Given that attitude, I decided to just order the parts through the Internet and do it myself.
I am very pleased to offer you the second article in Dr. Morgan Giddings’ excellent two-part series on using bicycles as an alternative means of transportation. Morgan’s commitment to using bicycles for transportation in her own life and her dedication to helping others find that path (if you’ll excuse the pun) is inspiring.
The entire article, available free to all readers, can be found here:
A Quiet Revolution in Bicycles: Recapturing a Role as Utilitarian People-Movers (Part II)
Below is a snippet to get you started.
After learning about Peak Oil a few years back, I decided to get a cargo bicycle setup with an electric assist as an alternative to using a car for around-town trips…I quickly found out that it wasn’t a simple undertaking, despite my fairly broad experience. The local bike shops were not enthused by this project. They wouldn’t touch electric assist, and ordering an Xtracycle kit to convert my bike to a cargo hauler was something they were decidedly lukewarm about. Given that attitude, I decided to just order the parts through the Internet and do it myself.
There’s a new Martenson Report ready for enrolled members.
Link to Inflation vs. Deflation – What You Need to Know (Part II)
A snippet:
There is simply no more contentious or important issue sitting before everyone these days than resolving the question of whether deflation or inflation lies before us. Sides have been drawn, opinions hardened, and camps formed.
When I write these reports, I do my best to peer just a bit further down the road than most. I study and analyze and write because I have found great value in being ahead of the curve. Illuminating the path a bit further out can provide an enormous benefit, especially if actionable ideas are the result.
So let’s clear something up right away: Unless the economy collapses into a smoking deflationary ruin, there’s another business cycle in front of us. Nothing ever goes straight to zero, and the most probable outcome for the future involves a whole series of wiggles going up and down. While I am confident that the distant future most likely consists of a world of less, not more, I expect we will not get there in a straight line. My belief is that there’s a business cycle or two in front of us.
There’s a new Martenson Report ready for enrolled members.
Link to Inflation vs. Deflation – What You Need to Know (Part II)
A snippet:
There is simply no more contentious or important issue sitting before everyone these days than resolving the question of whether deflation or inflation lies before us. Sides have been drawn, opinions hardened, and camps formed.
When I write these reports, I do my best to peer just a bit further down the road than most. I study and analyze and write because I have found great value in being ahead of the curve. Illuminating the path a bit further out can provide an enormous benefit, especially if actionable ideas are the result.
So let’s clear something up right away: Unless the economy collapses into a smoking deflationary ruin, there’s another business cycle in front of us. Nothing ever goes straight to zero, and the most probable outcome for the future involves a whole series of wiggles going up and down. While I am confident that the distant future most likely consists of a world of less, not more, I expect we will not get there in a straight line. My belief is that there’s a business cycle or two in front of us.
Here is another gem from the archives – a podcast called Subscriber Questions. This early podcast contains a lot of information that is still relevant months later, and it is well worth a listen. I am making this podcast available free to all registered users. In this podcast from February 2009, reader questions are addressed, including the following topics and more:
Consider it my Midsummer’s gift to you. I am enjoying my summer vacation tremendously and hope you will have a similar opportunity for rest and rejuvenation in your own life. Take some time out soon to visit with and value your relationships with friends and loved ones. Near or far, they are an important part of our individual support systems and far-reaching personal communities.
Summer gatherings are a great time to talk about the Crash Course with friends, neighbors, relatives, and other people you care about. The easiest way I know to do that is to use the latest DVD version of the Crash Course, which breaks the material down into more bite-sized units, with additional framing at the beginning and end of each disc and an accompanying booklet which can help guide you in hosting a viewing.
If you don’t think people will be receptive to the whole message, go gently in conversation with them. Encourage them to take personal actions toward increased self-sufficiency. Encourage them to trust themselves and follow their inner compass, even when the experts would have us do otherwise. Encourage them to reconsider their financial choices and investigate the truth behind the fuzzy numbers they might have encountered. Encourage them to share their own expertise and skills with each other. Encourage them to change their expectations to accommodate a changing world. And most of all, build those relationships now, so that you can rely on them in future times of need.
Here is another gem from the archives – a podcast called Subscriber Questions. This early podcast contains a lot of information that is still relevant months later, and it is well worth a listen. I am making this podcast available free to all registered users. In this podcast from February 2009, reader questions are addressed, including the following topics and more:
Consider it my Midsummer’s gift to you. I am enjoying my summer vacation tremendously and hope you will have a similar opportunity for rest and rejuvenation in your own life. Take some time out soon to visit with and value your relationships with friends and loved ones. Near or far, they are an important part of our individual support systems and far-reaching personal communities.
Summer gatherings are a great time to talk about the Crash Course with friends, neighbors, relatives, and other people you care about. The easiest way I know to do that is to use the latest DVD version of the Crash Course, which breaks the material down into more bite-sized units, with additional framing at the beginning and end of each disc and an accompanying booklet which can help guide you in hosting a viewing.
If you don’t think people will be receptive to the whole message, go gently in conversation with them. Encourage them to take personal actions toward increased self-sufficiency. Encourage them to trust themselves and follow their inner compass, even when the experts would have us do otherwise. Encourage them to reconsider their financial choices and investigate the truth behind the fuzzy numbers they might have encountered. Encourage them to share their own expertise and skills with each other. Encourage them to change their expectations to accommodate a changing world. And most of all, build those relationships now, so that you can rely on them in future times of need.
