Bike Commuting 103: No Shopping Spree Necessary
With a wealth of options available to bike commuters, picking the right gear may seem overwhelming - but it doesn't have to be.
Nuts 'n' Bolts - Ten Dollar Fixed Gear Conversion
I know that what I am about to discuss here will raise some purist hackles, but for those who have a UBBTS (Universal Bike Boom Ten Speed) and want a quick, dirty, and cheap fixie conversion, read on.
Route-sharing
The other day I caught up to a rider who looked new to the road. Not because they were riding dangerously, timidly, or displayed behavior that served as proverbial “training wheels.” New, because I hadn’t seen him before – I like to keep an eye out for the regulars.
Art + Bike = ART NIGHT RIDE
C.I.C.L.E. welcomes you on a bike tour of Pasadena's vast collection of art galleries and museums, many of which are open for free during ArtNight, Friday, October 12, at 6 PM.
A Nice Night for a Ride
It’s true that we experience the seasons a little differently here in Los Angeles when compared with many other parts of the world, but, as I was reminded on this ride, each season still holds its unique treasures. As cyclists, we get to experience some of these treasures a little more fully because we’re right out there in the thick of it.
Go Green Racer and Team C.I.C.L.E. Updates
Big congrats to all of Team C.I.C.L.E., and especially to those of you who took the podium. The Muckenthaler race was the biggest race yet, with 250 racers.
Bikes in the City: Traffic Basics :: Oct. 6, 11:00 AM
Designed specifically with the bike newbie in mind, this is the perfect class to get you, or someone you love, out on the bike safely and confidently.
Bikers and cyclists are kindred spirits
Riding around Europe on motorcycles, as I do, I have developed hundreds of short-lived but intensely amicable relationships with pedal cyclists. These fellow refugees from urban congestion know what it means to pilot a narrow, fragile vehicle amidst heavy congestion.
READ MORE...Bicycle industry eyes urban market
If car manufacturers are flooding the market with luxury brands, why should the bicycle industry lag behind? Bicycle companies in India are now focusing on urban markets and are looking to expand their base in the professional and adventure categories.
READ MORE...Opinion: UCI Bike Policy
One would expect such a university to do everything in its power to encourage positive changes in the fight against global warming—which is why many people in the UCI community have been left scratching their heads in reaction to the sudden change in bike and skateboard policy on campus.
READ MORE...Tahoe counties to harness pedal power
Nevada County’s winding, narrow roads, with little to no shoulders, inhibit a number of would-be bicyclists from taking to the street, but state funding now could provide relief.
READ MORE...Eco-Cities Take Root
The home -- and the neighborhood -- of the future is on its way.
READ MORE...Oregon Handmade Bicycle Show
The first ever Oregon Handmade Bicycle Show will showcase the work of 27 Oregon based bicycle builders
READ MORE...Spokesman for bike fanatics
A FIRST BICYCLE is a big event in most children’s lives, but for Ron Miller that rite of passage ignited a passion that would be with him for the rest of his life.
READ MORE...Al Gore Solves Energy Crisis - Divulges New Energy Source!
Gore's solution is an alternate energy source he calls "pedal power". Pedal power is clean. Pedal power is free. Pedal power is good for the environment.
READ MORE...Critical Mass ready for Halloween ride
Cyclists are donning Halloween costumes for Friday’s Critical Mass ride — the monthly event that has hit the streets the last Friday of every month for 14 years. They’re hoping that the spectacle, however, doesn’t attract too much heat from the NYPD.
READ MORE...Bike Dislike: Laid-back Santa Monica clashes with Critical Mass
TWILIGHT HAS SETTLED on Palisades Park, and more than 100 bicyclists have gathered at the foot of the Santa Monica Pier, when Alex Thompson, wearing a heavy Army jacket with sergeant stripes, climbs up on a garbage can.
READ MORE...Pedal pushers
If you're ever around the Capitol or K Street Mall during the week, you’ve probably seen these guys. Maybe you have heard the bell first, maybe you didn’t, but next thing you knew they were pushing past you in their space-age, “zero emissions” vehicles right there on the sidewalk. And they were pedaling. Hard.
READ MORE...Blunt Instrument: Peddling commuter anger
Has is it ever occurred to you that maybe bicycle riders don't belong in the city? It did to me the other morning as I crawled across the Story Bridge at about 12 klicks-per behind some stupidly smug, selfish git on one of those dumb-arse bikes you sort of lie back into like a recliner lounge.
READ MORE...Tailpipes and Tribalism
Most of us never question our decision to buy and drive cars because we identify cars with our culture. “Driving is what people do.”
READ MORE...DWP finds walking creates congestion
Every once in a while, there's a sentence in a city report that seems so patently ridiculous it should be put in a museum.
READ MORE...QBP Offers 5,000 Ways to Give Mobility
Through its 5000Bikes campaign, Quality Bicycle Products is mobilizing the industry to donate enough revenue to purchase 5,000 bicycles for World Bicycle Relief (WBR).
READ MORE...Finding Liberté on Two Wheels
MY plane landed at Charles de Gaulle airport. I took the RER train into Paris, dropped off my bag and, two hours after landing, I was riding a bicycle down the Boulevard Saint-Germain.
READ MORE...A New Breed of Biker
On the last Friday of September, my bright red spandex biking outfit left me feeling out of place, even though I had just joined a group of hundreds of fellow cycling enthusiasts.
READ MORE...The art of biking
Custom lowriders inspire youths around Pico Rivera
READ MORE...Peddling the right message for Melbourne
THIS morning Melbourne glimpsed what the future could, and should, look like. About 25,000 bicycle riders were expected to pedal to their mettle as part of Ride-to-Work Day.
READ MORE...Letter to LA Bicycle Community from Metro
Metro sends an open letter to the L.A. cycling community addressing the recent incident involving local cyclist Stephen Box, and a Metro bus operator.
READ MORE...Bill will require bicyclists to use lights on sidewalks: Fines range from $50 to $100
On Thursday, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed Assembly Bill 478. The bill requires bicyclists to use lights on sidewalks and pathways.
READ MORE...On your bike
SO HOW good was your trip to work today? Were you crammed into a train, stuck in stop-start traffic in your car? There is another way. Tomorrow more than 60,000 people around Australia are expected to choose pedal power for the 14th annual Ride to Work Day.
READ MORE...Car-free streets may drive out the poor
Can we make streets safer and more pedestrian-friendly by simply doing away with signs, rules and curbs? It would be a huge step in the right direction. The trip-up? We may encourage insidious gentrification in the process of making our neighbourhoods more pedestrian-friendly.
READ MORE...Westchester considers bicycle helmet law
Westchester lawmakers were told last night to stay out of the heads of bicycle riders.
READ MORE...Music star pushes cycling lifestyle
Envisioning a city where bicycle traffic gets priority over automobiles, singer David Byrne, a longtime city bike commuter, hosted a program Saturday that explored ways to make New York's streets more like those of bike-friendly Copenhagen.
READ MORE...Bicycle Music Video
A sweet little music video from Lily Allen
READ MORE...Raising bar on biking: Cited for success, Davis takes on new challenges
Davis has again been crowned the nation's pre-eminent cycling city, but don't let the laurels lull you.
READ MORE...Statewide bike paths promoted in Massachusetts
Gov. Deval L. Patrick wants to speed up development of bicycle paths in Western Massachusetts and the rest of the state.
READ MORE...GOOD Magazine Video: Bikes to Rwanda
Coffee beans and cargo bikes in the hills of Rwanda.
READ MORE...Safety argument against cycling doesn't travel
Roads and Traffic Authority figures obtained by the Herald show that while the number of cyclists has jumped 50 per cent in the past three years, cyclist death and injury numbers have remained relatively stable over the past decade.
READ MORE...Bicycle business for Olympic Games
To promote environmentally-friendly transport and ease grid-locked city streets before the Olympics, the government is urging people to take public transport, walk, or ride bikes.
READ MORE...SHE SITS UP HERE: US clowns come to town on 'double-storey' bikes
THEY raised eye-brows when they were spotted cycling around in unusually high bicycles. It prompted some motorists to take photographs of them to send to The Straits Times' Stomp website, to voice concern over their antics.
READ MORE...Katherine Kersten: Bike-riding mob owns the streets of Minneapolis
Now we know who's in charge of Minneapolis streets. It's a loosely organized group of serial lawbreakers called Critical Mass. Last Friday, 600 or so took over city thoroughfares, breaking traffic laws with impunity while police stayed in the background.
READ MORE...A lot of buzz over this electric bike
THERE was a flurry of reader questions on last week's review of the Electrobike Pi, a stylish $7,500 bicycle that runs on pedal power, electric motor or a combo of both.
READ MORE...Hey there, Four-Wheels
Nestled in the proud American tradition of waste and self-righteousness, somewhere between littering and automatic-flushing toilets, is the Automobile.
READ MORE...Pedal Power: Los Altos native plans music-filled bike trip to Mexico
Los Altos native Joey Chang, the self-described "wildest beatboxin' cellist in the world," is gearing up for an ambitious journey to Mexico with a band and his instrument. On his bike.
READ MORE...Bicyclists persuade panel to spread sharrows
Sharrows — white decals to designate streets frequented by bicyclists — generally make bicyclists feel safer, but many motorists aren’t sure what they mean.
READ MORE...The bicycle — Paris's hot new accessory
Cinched-in waists, wide-legged trousers and heavy knits may all be high on the list of autumn trends. But for the style-conscious Parisian, there is one further accessory to add to the shopping list: a bicycle.
READ MORE...Santa Clarita Named Bicycle Friendly Community
With more than 32 miles of off-street trails, more than 15 miles of on-street bike lanes and 30 miles of paseos located throughout the community, it's no surprise that Santa Clarita was awarded the prestigious bronze-level Bicycle Friendly Community designation by the League of American Bicyclists earlier this month.
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