Other Fun Stuff

FROM SEATTLE BIKE SUPPLY: Redline bicycles has become a partner in the Major Taylor Project in Seattle, Washington.   The Major Taylor Project is dedicated to creating a multicultural community where…

Triathlon Plus, a new magazine from Future Publishing, goes on sale on April 7th. It joins their other cycling titles including Cycling Plus, Procycling, What…

PRESS RELEASE: The ASA Action Sports World Tour, one of the industry’s oldest and most elite action sports circuits, will make its first ever stop…

Back by popular demand, Kona’s Shoot the Ride Photo Contest returns for its second year. If you’re a Kona fan, or bike fanatic in general,…

This year’s NBDA Regional Super Seminars debuted in Austin, Phoenix and Tampa–and make their final stop in SoCal’s Anaheim, CA on Feb 24, 2009.   Dealers…

MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) students have put together this contraption for developing countries that don’t have reliable (or any) access to electricity to help…

Up until this point, the only way to get a pair of the new TIOGA POWERBLOCK tires was to purchase a complete 2009 REDLINE Flight…

SomeoneStoleMyBike.com is a new website devoted to the millions of individuals worldwide who’ve had their bikes stolen. From their email: If riding a bike is…

FROM BIKE PURE (with minor edits): The global organisation to protect the image of procycling has had a great start to the 2009 season. BikePure…

PRESS RELEASE: After 25 years of BMX at Cologne Jugendpark, there has to be an adequate celebration for this historical anniversary. Due to this the…

CLOVIS, California (AFP) – Police on Wednesday said they have recovered a one-of-a-kind bicycle swiped from Tour de France legend Lance Armstrong at a northern…

The Red Bull Fight with Flight BMX flatland jam competition was held earlier in February in Indianapolis, IN.  Check the tricks, they’re ridiculous, especially the…

If you live in the UK and want a cool job, here you go: As Editor you’ll be ultimately responsible for producing an outstanding, sector-leading…

Maverick Software has released TriCalc, an iPhone application for triathletes, designed by a triathlete. Great for estimating your splits for an upcoming race or analyzing…

The League of American Bicyclists is proud to announce the 2008 Clubs of the Year, as determined by the League’s staff and Board. Typically, six…

South West Florida Bicycle United Dealers (SWFBUD), a coalition of eight bicycle stores and advocates in the Tampa Bay area, has prompted a local highway…

A commemorative bicycle honoring a cyclist killed in a still-unsolved November hit-and-run collision was found in a nearby dump after missing for three weeks, and…

I can’t make this stuff up: First, the image at right is what accompanied this China Daily news story, which I surmise to be the…

Yes, Toronto Star, I’m copying this entire article from your website…it’s simply too short and entertaining to paraphrase: Many bicycles have a quick-release front wheel.…

The CPSC also announced that Marzocchi recalled about 70 Bicycle Forks due to a crash hazard and a risk of injury during repair.  The recalled…

One Street, an international bicycle advocacy organization, has just launched Bed and Bike America, a new program bringing more sustainability into the tourism sector by…

According to this article, British Cycling’s performance director, Dave Brailsford, said Freestyle BMX would join the cycling disciplines at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.…

Jonny Cycles, a small lugged steel handmade bicycle builder in Wisconsin, has decided to call it quits.  T-shirts are still available.

Singapore’s top male and female triathletes, Mok Ying Ren (right) and Dinah Chan have been banned from competition. Why? Because they were caught in the…

From Stimulus Bike (with edits): With Barack Obama now in office, we’re supposed to be getting a “Stimulus” package about to “help” us out of…