Have A Go, Author at Have A Go

Yes it’s an ad. No Specialized didn’t pay us to feature them. Yes it’s brilliant.

“One hill climb in San Francisco to determine the fastest cyclist on the planet. In this corner, we have Peter Sagan: three-time World Champion, Paris-Roubaix winner, and all around badass. In the opposing corner, we have Grandma Joan: near-centenarian, two knee replacements, pacemaker…and a Specialized Turbo e-bike…”

Mobility Revolution

How a simplistic life cycle analysis completely misrepresented scooter emissions and caused a media flurry of bad science

Have A GoAugust 3, 2019

Are scooters green? Are their carbon emission claims valid?

A new paper by researchers at North Carolina State University was just published that aimed to answer this question.

The result was a flurry of (and clickbait-y) media articles proclaiming scooters to be not much better than automobiles in terms of carbon emissions.

Yet the actual findings of the study were much more modest than the grandiose claims made both by the study’s author’s and repeated by media outlets without much critical analysis.

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Hollywood Has Spoken: Cars Suck, Bikes Rule

Have A GoJuly 28, 2019

Think Hollywood glorifies cars? Well…yes, yes it often does.

But when Hollywood is aiming for realism, relatability, or humor, cars don’t fare too well.

A rewatch of many classics actually reveals the hidden truth: cars suck and bikes rule!

Micromobility Roundup

Micromobility Roundup July 29

Have A GoJuly 28, 2019

Spinning on all cylinders: Acquired by Ford last year, Spin announces sizeable expansion with 15,000 next generation scooters in 8 cities.

Big Bird: Bird raising Series D led by Sequoia valuing it at $2.5 billion after turning a corner on unit economics, hinting at the staying power of scooters after months of speculation.

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Scooter Regulations: Have A Go on It’s Electric!

Have A GoJuly 22, 2019

Scooters have caused quite (unnecessary) kerfuffles. Many cities and countries are quite uninformed about electric micromobility in general yet they are passing or considering knee-jerk regulations.

We chatted with Afeez Alade on It’s Electric about the good, the bad, and the ugly of micromobility or rideable regulations. Here is our lively conversation!

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The Astonishing Healing Powers Of The Bicycle And Human Spirit

Have A GoJuly 21, 2019

In modern society, when the elderly lose their independence, they are often placed in nursing homes. This removes people from their context: their roots, their neighborhood, their friends, their routines all too often resulting in declining mental and health and well-being.

So Ole Kassow ran a little experiment. The result?

Micromobility Roundup

Micromobility Roundup July 22

Have A GoJuly 19, 2019

Chinese electrification: In China’s enormous market where micromobility generates hundreds of millions of rides per day, Hellobike begins electrification push of it’s sharing bicycles.

On the map: Google Maps partners with Ito World to bring bike sharing information to its app in 24 major cities showing station locations and bike availabilities, as it does for public transportation information.

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The Bicycle Chef

Have A GoJuly 15, 2019

Chef Morten Kryger Wulff has a remarkably unique spin on food.

After a traditional career working in numerous kitchens throughout Europe, he felt the urge to explore brand new places to cook and share the experience of a delicious meal. Bringing the outdoors to the kitchen wasn’t quite feasible, so he decided to do the opposite.

Micromobility Roundup

Micromobility Roundup July 15

Have A GoJuly 12, 2019

Last mile goods: Further boosting the value of bike/micromobility lanes, Refraction A.I. reveals an autonomous deliver vehicle capable of utilizing bike lanes and overcoming winter conditions.

Unit economics drama: As The Information claims Bird seeking additional funding due to absent unit economics, Bird founder Travis VanderZaden and board member David Sachs fire back with positive unit economics thanks to robust new Bird One model and strong revenue growth numbers.

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Double Seater, Double Feature

Have A GoJuly 8, 2019

In this double feature are two amazing videos of two couples on tandem bicycles:

The first is a short video about an older couple that has been riding together on their tandem bikes for 60 years!

The second video follows a newlywed couple’s honeymoon in India on a tandem traveling hundreds of miles through literal sickness and health, heat and cold.