Comments on: Urban biking http://expat.cl/614/urban-biking Sun, 11 Dec 2011 00:50:00 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: ChileExpathttp://expat.cl/614/urban-biking/comment-page-1#comment-76 ChileExpat Sat, 19 Sep 2009 19:35:25 +0000 http://expat.cl/?p=614#comment-76 We've added these two links. Thanks! We’ve added these two links. Thanks!

]]> By: quiteuncommonhttp://expat.cl/614/urban-biking/comment-page-1#comment-31 quiteuncommon Fri, 21 Aug 2009 10:26:42 +0000 http://expat.cl/?p=614#comment-31 La Bicicleta Verde does city tours and bike and wine tours as well. http://www.labicicletaverde.com They also have maps with their routes so you can just ride your own bike and use their routes or rent a bike as well. It only cover Providencia, Vitacura, Las Condes, Santiago, Bella Vista and Recoleta.Cuidad Viva has maps for urban bike paths. Ask for the green map. http://www.ciudadviva.cl/ It cover all of Santiago. Maybe 20x bigger than La Bicicleta Verde map.D.S. La Bicicleta Verde does city tours and bike and wine tours as well. http://www.labicicletaverde.com They also have maps with their routes so you can just ride your own bike and use their routes or rent a bike as well. It only cover Providencia, Vitacura, Las Condes, Santiago, Bella Vista and Recoleta.

Cuidad Viva has maps for urban bike paths. Ask for the green map. http://www.ciudadviva.cl/ It cover all of Santiago. Maybe 20x bigger than La Bicicleta Verde map.

D.S.

]]> By: ywokhttp://expat.cl/614/urban-biking/comment-page-1#comment-15 ywok Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:49:55 +0000 http://expat.cl/?p=614#comment-15 I have been bike commuting in Santiago for 20 years, as well as having done the same in London, Montreal, Paris. What's the difference, not that much, all urban biking requires keeping your wits about you, carrying a real lock (not a chain, think U Locks by kryptonite), lights, especially on the back, and looking at the drivers faces, not the car or bus. If you make eye contact, they've seen you. Doesn't matter if it's Santiago or Delhi. granted, there are nicer paths around Santiago than others, but if the park on Vespucio, or the bike lanes on Pocuro aren't on your way to work, it doesn't matter. Learn to flow, make sure you've been seen, understand your right to a lane if there is space for everyone, and keep your bike well maintained.I have a 2,5 km commute now, and it takes from 8 to 12 minutes, which is 5 to 10 minutes less than by car, and a third the time to takes to walk. I used to do 8 km, from Providencia - downtown, and that would be nearly the same as using the metro, including the walk.where there's a will, there's a way. I have been bike commuting in Santiago for 20 years, as well as having done the same in London, Montreal, Paris.
What’s the difference, not that much,
all urban biking requires keeping your wits about you, carrying a real lock (not a chain, think U Locks by kryptonite), lights, especially on the back, and looking at the drivers faces, not the car or bus. If you make eye contact, they’ve seen you. Doesn’t matter if it’s Santiago or Delhi.
granted, there are nicer paths around Santiago than others, but if the park on Vespucio, or the bike lanes on Pocuro aren’t on your way to work, it doesn’t matter.
Learn to flow, make sure you’ve been seen, understand your right to a lane if there is space for everyone, and keep your bike well maintained.

I have a 2,5 km commute now, and it takes from 8 to 12 minutes, which is 5 to 10 minutes less than by car, and a third the time to takes to walk.
I used to do 8 km, from Providencia – downtown, and that would be nearly the same as using the metro, including the walk.

where there’s a will, there’s a way.

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