Welcome to Globike.org . . . destined to become the best place in the world for bicyclists and those who believe in lifestyle cycling around the world. Now in it's formative stages, we begin by listing some topics that will be addressed at this site.
1. Teach children how to use a functional [as opposed to toy] bicycle at an early age.
2. Live in [or move to] places where people can get food and life's necessities on a bike
3. Community planning / infrastructure for safe, convenient & efficient bicycling and routing.
4. Cultural & public resources should encourage access by bicycle.
5. Bicycle access everywhere should be a civil right.
6. Multi-modal transportation systems [bike, train, bus, ferry, plane] and how to use them
7. Tax gasoline using European model to fund innovative bike routes
8. Create Office of Alternate Energy development at city, county, state, federal levels
9. Bicycle boot camp on gear, time management strategies, conservation of angular momentum
10. Teach advanced mapping and organizing work flows for cyclists
11. Never ending Public Information campaign to sell the sizzle of bicycling
[health, low cost, adventure, romance]
12. Teach & apply laws of kinetic energy & Newton's laws of motion [Gravity assisted bicycling]
13. Motorist education re: respect for bikes and slowing down to save gas and lives
14. R&D into electrical hub motors and battery technologies
15. R&D into ultra lite and ultra compact equipment including GPS and cellular systems
16. Promote athletics like Continental Divide Bike Race & RTW scavenger hunters for $$$
17. Learn mechanics including building wheels and complete bicycle assembly
18. The equivalent of AAA for bicyclists
19. Incubate new designs including tri-wheels, quads and alternate power sources
20. Multi-rider public transport systems like bicycle built for 36 in Montreal
21. Nutrition, hydration and wellness for bicyclists
22. Promote International signage and metric system
23. Clothing for every occasion
24. Creating a multi-dimensional mind map of one's sphere of activity
25. Combine bikes with golf, hunting and all manner of long distance sports and activities
26. Licensed bike transporters, especially up mountain grades and across metroplexes
27. A thousand businesses that can be done with a bicycle and a portable computer
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