{"id":133,"date":"2012-05-06T11:20:38","date_gmt":"2012-05-06T15:20:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gentryville.net\/nola\/?p=133"},"modified":"2012-05-06T20:35:59","modified_gmt":"2012-05-07T00:35:59","slug":"bikes-in-nola","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gentryville.net\/nola\/2012\/05\/bikes-in-nola\/","title":{"rendered":"Bikes in NOLA"},"content":{"rendered":"

Because of the short nature of our trip, and the fact that I was there to attend a conference, we weren’t able to venture much beyond the French Quarter. However, I noticed right away that bicycles figure prominently in the transportation culture of the area. Sure, there were tourists on rented bikes riding around like idiots – wrong side, wrong way, ignoring stop signs, swerving around, etc. – many locals seem to use their bikes for commuting, errands, and just general getting around.<\/p>\n

We saw almost every style of bicycle, including a double tall bike (sadly, no picture). The most common was the modern cruiser bike – no gears, coaster brakes, big fenders, wide handlebars, and upright posture. Perfect for the flat terrain and slow speeds in the Quarter.<\/p>\n

At one restaurant, a couple at a neighboring table told us about a bike tour they took around the city. That is something I want to do next time we are in town.<\/p>\n

Below, in no particular order (and with questionable quality) are some photos of bikes we took during the trip. Click on any photo for a larger version.<\/p>\n

\"Sweet<\/a>
Sweet Bike on the Street<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Bike<\/a>
Bike in a Bar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Bike<\/a>
Bike with Beads<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Guy<\/a>
Guy on Bike<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Bikes<\/a>
Bikes are Everywhere<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Pedicab\"<\/a>
Pedicab<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Bike<\/a>
Bike with Beads<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Bike<\/a>
Bike with Beads<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Bikes<\/a>
Bikes in a May Day March<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Guy<\/a>
Guy on Bike<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Guy<\/a>
Sister Approves<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Because of the short nature of our trip, and the fact that I was there to attend a conference, we weren’t able to venture much beyond the French Quarter. However, I noticed right away that bicycles figure prominently in the transportation culture of the area. Sure, there were tourists on rented bikes riding around like … Continue reading Bikes in NOLA<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-133","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/gentryville.net\/nola\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/gentryville.net\/nola\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/gentryville.net\/nola\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gentryville.net\/nola\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gentryville.net\/nola\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=133"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/gentryville.net\/nola\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/gentryville.net\/nola\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=133"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gentryville.net\/nola\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=133"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gentryville.net\/nola\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=133"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}