Found on: A New Pilot Program Could Bring Sharrows to Los Angeles

[[image:sharow_mini.jpg::inline:1]] Faster then a bike lane, able to leap over tall piles of bureaucratic paperwork… these simple road markings are possibly making their way to the streets of Los Angeles.•••

Found on: The Streets of Chile Open to Happiness

Ciclorecreovia closes streets to cars in favor of bicycles.

Found on: This Bicycle Club is Built for Comfort, not Speed

I obeyed the one rule; I did not wear spandex. I showed up, trying to look as un-biker chick as possible, among the hip crowd in front of Taco Diner in West Village.

Found on: Davis Bicyclists Roll for Rights

Local bicycle riders convened late Friday afternoon in Central Park to travel the streets of Davis, taking over an entire lane in rush-hour traffic to raise awareness for alternative forms of transportation.

Found on: Car Accident Creates Dedicated Bicycle Advocate

“Right before the crash, I had the thought that if I lived, I’m never going to have another car,” says Hubmith, 36, of Fairfax. “I injured my low back, but I walked away without a scratch – it’s a miracle.”

Found on: Critical Chaos: Two Cops Hurt, 17 Arrested at Mass Ride

The monthly Critical Mass ride in Manhattan took a turn for the worse tonight when two scooter cops slammed into each other as they were trying to head off the flow of cyclists.

Found on: Motorist Vs Courier

[[image:madness3.jpg::inline:1]] Madness erupts on the streets of Toronto… all caught on camera.

Found on: Biodelusions

[[image:palms_thmb_copy.jpg::inline:1]] Biodiesel is oft touted as the salvation for a car-dependent society. Recycled grease gleaned from dumpsters in the back of fast food chains…

Found on: Five Chicks Walk into a Bike Shop

Found on: Chains of Love

As words of romance fill the Hallmark card stands, Liane Katz tests some tougher concepts – teamwork, endurance and blind faith – on a tandem cycling trip through Yorkshire.

Found on: Basket Bikes? Nah! Milk-Crate Bikes!

Author : Harv Basket Bikes are for pizza delivery geeks! Urban grocery-getters use Milk-Crate Bikes. This is the smaller version of the classic milk crate. I cut about three inches off the top. It is quick-detachable using three wing nuts. There is an aluminum bracket on the back to mount a reflector and a red [...]

Found on: Portland, Oregon Once Again Tops Bicycling’s Rankings of America’s Best Cycling Cities

Portland, which was previously named America’s top cycling city by Bicycling in its most recent rankings in 2001, remained the top overall choice again in 2006.

Found on: NYC Strike May Have Spurred Cycle of Change

New Yorkers rode their bicycles to work in record numbers during the transit strike last month – and apparently liked it, as a new survey shows a 21% spike in poststrike ridership.

Found on: Actions Speak Louder than Words

A former U.S. president who wasn’t from Ohio once said, “Words without actions are the assassins of idealism.” In the world of bicycle advocacy, words without actions are just one of many obstacles activists face when pushing for bicycle-friendly policies and initiatives.

Found on: South Africans Driven to Use Bicycles

About 1,2 million South African have turned to bicycles as a mode of transport because of increasing traffic jams, the City of Cape Town said Thursday.

Found on: Ventura County Plans to Steer Its Transit Policy Away From Cars

Can a Southern California county manage its growth without continually building new highways or widening existing ones?

Found on: “B.I.K.E.” Peers Inside a Pedal-Powered Subculture.

A weathered black vest, black pants and a bandana is a combination usually reserved for motorcycle gangs sitting atop thundering engine-powered choppers.

Found on: Bike Rocket: 0 – 60 MPH in 5 Seconds

Pickens got himself another bike and stepped it up, attaching a 200-pound-thrust engine capable of blasting him from 0 to 60 miles an hour in five seconds — fast enough to beat a Porsche in a drag race.

Found on: Bicycle Bikini Calendar Contest!!!

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO WIN ONE OF THE EASIEST CONTESTS ON EARTH?[[image:ditty_thmb.jpg::inline:1]] Enter to Win the Ditty Bops Bikini Calendar.WIN WIN WIN!

Found on: Malcolm BMX: Pedaling Revolution

[[image:newmalcolm.jpg::inline:1]] Hot first segment of a new fictional monthly series…

Found on: Political bias affects brain activity, study finds

Democrats and Republicans both adept at ignoring facts, brain scans show http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11009379/

Found on: Seeing and Thinking Sociologically: Why Don’t People Help?

Found on: I Don’t Care What the Trendy Kids Say, Bicycle Riding Helps Liberate my Mind.

I’m that kid you always saw riding her bike around the neighborhood. I was the kid with the spare tire tube in back next to the inhaler, in case of an asthma attack on steep hills. Riding was my life.

Found on: Free the Bike Lanes!

Liberating the bike lanes, one car at a time. The bicycle clown brigade took to the streets of NYC again this past Saturday.

Found on: Bike Show Taking a Break

But don’t worry… it’s just for a few week. A great new season is in the works.