Commuter

Leanne Eisen left the theatre to find a ticket on her bike.  At least it wasn’t some dirty old bum trying to give her a…

Somebody, please slap the politicians that ever approved “contributory negligence.” Now that I’ve got that out of my system, here’s the Cliff’s Notes version of…

It pains me to write this article.  On the surface, ASDA should be applauded for attempting to make bicycles available to the masses by using…

Joining coalitions in Connecticut, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan and Missouri, New Mexico cyclists are pushing politicians and transportation officials to make things safer for cyclists. The Chicago Tribune reports that it’s…

BikeNopa posted these pics today of posters from the UBC (Uppity Bike Commuters) in the San Francisco, CA, area.  Funny and cool, they were contrasted…

On the local tip, Bicycling in Greensboro’s (BIG) Member Involvement Meeting will be held Thursday, August, 20th: 7:15pm – 9:15pm 1410 Mill St, Greensboro, NC Former…

Designer Paul Kweton has built the “Ring-O-Star” bicycle cup holder for those cyclists too antsy to actually sit at the coffee shop and drink their…

Cooper Bicycles will unveil their rigs on October 8 with the launch of their website and simultaneous debut at the Earl’s Court Cycle Show. They’ll…

Inspired by Cafe Racer motorcycles and Fixie bicycles, Design house Teague has put out this urban bicycle concept with integrated lights and electronics with the…

Found in UK’s Guardian Ethical Living blog. Dominic Hargreaves, a 24-year-old Royal College of Art design graduate, has designed a new folding bike; the Contortionist. The Contortionist features…

The Chicago Tribune reports that Madison, WI, bike cops are cracking down on cyclists’ traffic infractions, citing ten riders last Wednesday for running a stop…

Want to leave your mark in a bright, colorful (and non-permanent) way?  The Contrail lets you turn your bicycle into a streamer to leave chalk…

Now that’s what we’re talking about! “Victoria BC: Mayor’s Bike Rack” by Greg Raisman.

The Bamboo Bike Project, an program of Columbia University’s Earth Institute, is an organization set up to let you build your own bamboo bicycle, with…

Carlton Reid pointed this out for us: Mackinac Island in Michigan has no motorized traffic (except for emergency and service vehicles), and has the only…

Wednesday, the New York City Council passed Intro. 871, the Bicycle Access Bill, by a 46-1 margin. When signed by Mayor Bloomberg, the new law…

BikePortland.org recently interviewed a range of folks all involved in online mapping, route planning and related data to figure out how, when and why we…

PRESS RELEASE: The Alliance for Biking and Walking has awarded a $30,000 matching grant to Miami-based Green Mobility Network. The grant was made possible by…

The Bicycle Film Festival rolls into Portland, OR, this week for movies, parties, goldsprints and an alleycat.  Here’s the sked, hit up their website to…

Artist Marten Wallgren, along with Il Choi, David Seesing and Miika Hekkinen, recently won a Seymore Powell award in the Future City Mobility design competition…

The NY Times posted a story today citing a study of tractor trailer drivers studied and video recorded for 18 months that showed a 23x…

Alan Ray Simmons is glad he was wearing his helmet.  He was riding along on Tunnel Road in Asheville, NC, with his wife and 3-year-old…

Airplane companies are allowed to search all of our luggage, even locked ones. Once the lock is cut off, clearly we need to protect our…