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The guys at Macaframa are editing down their track bike video for release later this year.  Check out this trailer, and they’ve got a lot…

The International Triathlon Union (ITU) announced yesterday that they’ll be launching a new World Championship Series for 2009, with monthly events from March through September.…

Effetto Mariposa has released their CarboCut hacksaw specifically for cutting carbon fiber parts.  Rather than the “ripping” action by typical toothed hacksaw blades, EM’s version…

We The People has been working on an integrated fork/front hub system designed solely for use with a female-axle hub. The fork features an investment cast dropout…

If you’re passing through Grand Haven, MI, stop by the Train Depot Museum for the “Circles in Motion: The American Bicycle 1860-2008” exhibit, running through Fall…

Alright, we’re reverting to 3rd grade a little here, but a study of 90 bicycle police officers in five metros proved that noseless saddles improve…

Men’s and Women’s BMX seeding started today, and you can watch online coverage here. Click the image on left to see full-size diagram of the…

Nike has repurposed an old-school amphibious truck to promote its 6.0 skate shoes…but since it has some BMX stuff, we’ll post it.  It’s got a…

Not much needs to be said…just watch.     If you want to see more pics, check out the Loqu blog.

Download a free full version of Dave Mirra 2: Freestyle BMX for XBOX at Total Gamers Downloads. We haven’t tried it, we don’t know if…

Nike has launched four styles of the Dunk BMX shoes to coincide with the introduction of BMX as an Olympic sport.  They retail for about…

The Pacific Coast Triathlon to happen in July 2009, despite a Newport Beach City Council policy that doesn’t allow such events between Memorial Day and Labor…

Ironman will adopt the “age up” rule starting in 2009 to establish consistency among Ironman events worldwide, according to Ironman officials. Starting in 2009, the…

ABA has opened voting for the annual BMX Hall of Fame! Each year the ABA names a number of early pioneers, BMX racers and an…

Here’s a novel idea:  Make bicycle parking secure and convenient so more people will ride.  That’s what Muscle Powered did in Carson, NV, last weekend at…

Imagine NYC streets with no cars and people wandering, riding, skating, dancing and hopping along…or go there.  This past Saturday from 7am to 1pm, the…

Crankworx Colorado wrapped up its second annual event at Winter Park, CO, on August 3rd.   If you want to kill a little time, check…

Ignore this…it’s only to get our blog talking with Technorati and there’s just no way around it. Technorati Profile

BRO Magazine and Nissan have teamed up to giveaway a boatload of gear (unfortunately, no Nissan is amongst the prizes).  You can enter to win…

Bikes Belong and Humana will bring 1,000 bikes to both the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado, August 25-28, and the Republican National Convention in…

Mayor Greg Nickels is closing several major thoroughfares for several hours on weekends this summer in an experiment to get people back on bikes, feet,…

There, I posted it.  Now I feel dirty.

After months of riding their bikes to work as part of an employee-led initiative to help reduce their carbon footprint, salesforce.com employees raised $10,000 and…

Rocket Shower! (say it three times with ascending volume!)  It sounds (and looks) like something peddled by Billy Mays at 2am. It also sounds like…

Volume Bike’s Rob Wise Signature Edition releases in September with some pretty sick machine work.  Check out the bored out seat tube and Volume’s machined…

I.M.B.A. is urging all mountain bikers to contact their member of congress to support H.R. 3094. This bill would provide much needed financial support for…

Here’s the update on Trek’s Go By Bike Challenge…pretty impressive. Use the link on the graphic to pledge and enter to win a Trek 7.2…

Watch video.  Think to self “this guy’s freakin’ nuts.”  Seriously?  I think somebody could use a bike ride to help them relax a little…especially since…