Thursday, June 19 (aka Juneteenth) is national Dump the Pump Day in the United States. The American National Public Transportation Association created this goofy “Whack a Pump” game. Enjoy!

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One of the more popular aspects of Commute by Bike is the Gas Savings Calculator you see over there on the right sidebar. We’ve had a few requests to make it available for readers to put on their own website or blog, so we’ve done just that.

First this: Obama meets with Bikes Belong board of directors and pledges funding for cycling
Then this: 27″ tire sales up — those are the kinds of tires that go on old 10 speeds from the 70s.
And this: are bike shops selling the bikes that new bikers want?
And finally an anecdote: One of my bus riding [...]

Mike Luckovich cartoon from June 10 in the Atlanta Journal Constitution: Driven to crime…

Matthew mentioned in a comment that his fingers go numb while cycling. There are a couple of things that can cause wrist, hand and finger discomfort while cycling.

Wrist pronation. Stand up with your arms hanging down the sides of your body. Your hands are probably more or less flat against your thighs. Now bend [...]

Carlton Reid has been a journalist for various British cycling publications (print and online) for 20 years now. Some of you are familiar with his Quick Release blog, and he’s a good friend to the Crooked Cog team.
Carlton posted some commentary on how many news stories about the increase in bicycle commuting lead off with [...]