Better 2 Bike

06/20/2025

🎶🚲 Make Music Montclair + Ride Local!

Celebrate Make Music Day all over Montclair on Saturday, June 21st — and ride in style with 20% off all bike rentals at Diamond Cycle!

🌟 Use code MAKEMUSICDAY when you reserve at
https://www.diamondcycle.com/articles/bike-rental-tours-in-montclair-pg93.htm

📅 Valid all day June 21st
📍 Pickup at Diamond Cycle Montclair
409 Bloomfield Ave
Montclair, NJ 07042

🆓 Explore the music events happening all over town — for FREE!

Tag us in your ride photos and let’s make it a day to remember!

05/03/2023

The City of Hoboken is encouraging safe cycling as National Bicycle Safety Month begins, touring ongoing Vision Zero improvements.

05/03/2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIRrWYf2i98 What a fantastically rich history of the amazing machine!

This video tells the story of the first bike ride across the US and around the world.Excerpt from the feature documentary, Victorian Cycles-Wheels of Change....

05/03/2023

COMING SUMMER 2023, The Engine Inside—a new feature-length documentary from Anthill Films, presented by Shimano, Pon.Bike and PeopleForBikes—uncovers the ove...

04/17/2023

https://youtu.be/uHKASMiImP4 This video demonstrates the a common challenge for people riding bikes. Too many bike lanes are poorly designed directly in the "door zone". This communicates incorrectly where the cyclist should be riding to be safe. In many cases it is better to avoid the bike lane and ride defensively by "taking the lane" to discourage motorist trying squeeze by and make an unsafe pass.

Learn to avoid the door zone on your bike by staying at least three feet from parked cars. Even in the bike lane, look out for motorists parking. Getting doo...

04/17/2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBGW8j__Jsg

Xander and Elizabeth talk about you, your bike and the rules of the road.

04/12/2023

03/21/2023

The Electric Bicycle Incentive Kickstart for the Environment (E-BIKE) Act would relieve 30% of the cost (up to $1,500) of a new electric bicycle through a refundable consumer tax credit. An all-in approach to reducing carbon emissions and combating climate change must recognize the ability of electr...

03/05/2023

Some streets need to be engineered for slow motoring. Believe it or not, there are many "industry approved" ways to make it happen.

03/05/2023

Bike Bus is a transportation movement!

Montclair Bike Bus-Jessica Tillyer

Hi everyone! I'm Jess, a life-long cyclist who dreams of a world where most of us get around most of the day on two wheels. My whole family loves to ride and hope to ride more often in Montclair. My favorite North-South streets to ride on are Montclair, Midland, and Fullerton. I'm trying to more regularly ride to school drop offs and would love to find more other folks heading to Nishuane. Search for Montclair Bike Bus to join!

02/14/2023

The 40-20 Rule means improving a pedestrian's survival odds to 90% vs. 20%.

Memorize this easy rule so you can bring it up whenever you're talking to someone about traffic calming or pedestrian safety.