Tambike Session

Since everything seems to be going back to pre-pandemic times, we look back at how things have changed in terms of the way we commute after discovering cycling. We had a conversation with rakenrol biker Marti Salva, also known as Higad Pating, about the commuter experience before the community quarantine, during the early months of the pandemic and now that he’s biking to get around.

Is it safe to bike at night? With more people opting to cycle in the evening, this episode of Tambike Session gives a glimpse of how it feels like to ride a bicycle during sundown. Lester Babiera talks with cyclists Ysa Alvares and Paulbry Tubera about their thoughts about biking at night — their tips, memorable stories and why they like cycling in the evening. Follow Lester's cycling Instagram pa...

What should bike parking look like? Should we pay for it? Bike parking is an important issue among cyclists, it’s something significant like bike lanes and road safety. It’s practically one of those factors that people on bicycles consider whenever they’re going to a certain place. On this episode of Tambike Session, Lester Babiera gives his thoughts about bike parking in the Philippines – how it...

Lester Babiera talks with award-winning writer and Creative Writing professor Joselito “Jowee” Delos Reyes, an ultimate tito cyclist, about his bike life in Quezon Province during this pandemic. Being confined in Lucban for more than two years now, Jowee gets to know more about his province through bicycles. In this episode of Tambike Session, he narrates his cycling experiences — from his wife’s...

Metro Manila has seen a lot of bicycles on the road during this community quarantine. More Filipinos hopped on the bike lifestyle and started regularly cycling around the metropolis — something that others would never have imagined possible in our crazy traffic. Aside from the enjoyment and mobility that cycling gives to those who bike in Metro Manila, it actually helps improve our cities. For the...