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Dallas readers, prepare to go multi-modal

Tuesday, September 16th, 2008

DallasNews.com reports: Dallas transit agency to add bike racks to buses.
I get down to Dallas a few times a year and have yet to see anyone biking to work. I know you’re out there and perhaps DART’s putting bike racks on their busses will help get more people out.
“By New Year’s Eve, [...]

New Belgium Brewery Bike-In Movies

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008

Last Thursday’s showing of The Goonies at New Belgium Brewing’s Bike-In Cinema drew complaints from the brewer’s neighbors. According to this article at the Coloradoan.com, Fort Collins city code compliance officers have been monitoring the movie night volumes, and last week’s showing exceeded the 50 decibel level permitted by city law several times.

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In praise of YOU, the everyday Olympian

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

After bicycling for 152 miles in 6 hours and 23 minutes in Beijing’s smoggy air, the gold medal was determined by a fraction of a second. Spain’s Samuel Sanchez willed a supreme effort to out-sprint the world’s great riders like David Rebellin and Fabian Cancellara.
Fifty-seven million U.S. citizens ride a bicycle, at least, [...]

Motorist Involved in 50 (!) Bicycle Crash

Friday, May 9th, 2008

I subscribe to a feed on Google News with the search term bicycle. It tends to be a rather depressing feed, with news stories of bicycles hit by cars on a daily basis. This one stood out among the rest: “Furious driver takes out 50-strong cycle pack” from the Sydney Morning Herald.
Witnesses to [...]

Happy USA National Bike Month

Thursday, May 1st, 2008

May is National Bike Month in the United States, and with gasoline approaching $4 per gallon in the United States now is as good a time as any to ride your bike to work, to the store, to school, to the park or just for fun.
The League of American Bicyclists suggest 50 ways to celebrate [...]

Natalie Ramsland on city cycling

Monday, April 14th, 2008

Natalie Ramsland is one of the principles of Sweetpea Bicycles and one of the few female framebuilders in the American bicycling industry. Earlier this year, Natalie participated in a panel discussion about City Bicycles in Portland, OR. Though “Women Specific Design” bikes are more available, many of these are either recreational sport bikes for [...]

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