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PRESS RELEASE: Bike Pure’s call for sponsors and the cycle trade to support only teams and riders committed to drug free cycling – and those…

PRESS RELEASE: On Saturday, October 10, 2009, the first annual Tour d’Eau Claire bicycle awareness day will take place at Carson Park Pine Pavilion in…

Thanks, Jerm, for the tip.

Well this one takes the cake on stupid laws. Brought to our attention by an article on LAist… Apparently, a 1995 law in Santa Monica allows…

Cycles De Oro in Greensboro, NC is announcing it’s fall session of the Park Tool School – designed for learning basic bicycle maintenance and repair.…

Friday, October 23rd in the shop space directly behind Cycles De Oro bike shop in Greensboro, NC. Buy, Sell, Swap anything and everything related to…

From their website: The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Ridgefield, CT, will mark the opening of Bike Rides: The Exhibition by hosting Bike Fest—a celebration of…

“The Carolina Thread Trail is a regional network of greenways and trails that will reach 15 counties and 2.3 million citizens. It will link people,…

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The final Ride for the Roses event is coming up October 23-25 in Austin, TX.  The poster above was done courtesy of Shep Fairey, who…

If I had a yard, I would totally do this.  Found on Calacanis.com, as in Jason Calacanis, the man behind Mahalo, TechCrunch and other world…

Yes, this happened last weekend.  But’s cool enough to mention anyway so you can get on their mailing list for next year.  Conceived by “TW”…

For the second straight year, the League of American Bicyclists (LAB) recognized QBP as a Bicycle Friendly Business. For 2009, the company’s status increased to…

As if you need another reason to get a Playstation 3 or XBOX 360… FROM GAMERS DAILY NEWS: Interactive Licensing Management has agreed to a…

FROM LANCE ARMSTRONG (PRESS RELEASE): October 2, 1996 is the day I was diagnosed with advanced testicular cancer and began the fight of my life.…

First edition comes out free, subscriptions start with the second edition and are $30/year (in the US) for four editions. Click here to subscribe. If…

INTERBIKE 2009 – Street Wrapz is a 6 month old company that makes vinyl wraps for bicycles. The low tack vinyl is designed to install…

INTERBIKE 2009 – We were able to get a quick look at a few of Bontrager’s new mountain bike stems. The new Race Lite XXX…

PRESS RELEASE: KEEN Inc. – a leader in hybrid outdoor performance products, including footwear, socks and bags – is announcing a partnership with 88bikes Foundation.…

…so keep checking back all week to see the latest stuff in cycling!

FROM KINETIC KOFFEE: We’ve just created a Fan Page for Kinetic Koffee. This will allow us to better communicate between us. So please come to…

FROM WORLD CAR-FREE DAY: Every September 22, people from around the world get together in the streets, intersections, and neighbourhood blocks to remind the world…

AP: The UCI said Friday it had granted a new license to Team Sky for the 2010-2013 seasons and extended French team Ag2r La Mondiale…

From USA Cycling: Olympic medalists and California natives Mike Day (Santa Clarita, Calif./GT) and Donny Robinson (Napa, Calif./Hyper) posted the fastest qualifying times of the day…

The beautiful thing about cycling is its ubiquity. It can be found around the world and crosses every social strata. Bicycles offer promise to poverty…

Thirty-two of the nation’s bravest custom bike builders have thrown their welding torches into the ring to contest the Oregon Manifest’s first annual Constructor’s Design…