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Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:20:12 -0800

Bicycle Parcel Delivery
Is bicycle delivery the wave of the future? Well, if the move last year by UPS to add a fleet of bicycles for small parcel...
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Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:27:18 -0800

Thoughts on Re-Imagining the Bicycle
This post discusses the idea of re-branding the bicycle to make it seem more like a simple tool that everyone should use. The...
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Sun, 01 Nov 2009 05:33:58 -0800

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Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:27:45 -0700

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Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:52:55 -0700

Google and Bicycling
This article provides an overview of the various projects Google is undertaking with regard to improving bicycle mapping. ...
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Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:06:59 -0700

Kitty Litter Panniers
Check out this great bike hack. This rider has rigged up some old kitty litter containers to serve as panniers on a bicycle. ...
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Tue, 20 Oct 2009 08:32:52 -0700

Excerpt from David Byrne's Bicycle Diaries
David Byrne's new book Bicycle Diaries has been getting a lot of attention lately. Want to get a little taste of it? Well...
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Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:31:22 -0700

Keep Thieves Away with these New Bike Locks
Keep those pesky bike thieves away with these fancy new bike lock designs. No one wants to come out to discover a missing...
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Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:27:16 -0700

Analysis of a Bicycle Endo
Why is it that a bicycle is prone to flipping end over end in certain conditions? What can you do to prevent yourself from...
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Mon, 28 Sep 2009 07:55:22 -0700

Tips for the Media on Bicycle Accident Reporting
This is a great piece about media bias against cyclists and how unprofessional it is for journalists to partake in unnecessary...
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Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:37:40 -0700

(PARK)ing Day 2009
Some of the folks at Utility Cycling went down to (PARK)ing Day to hang out and help fix bikes. Learn more about (PARK)ing Day...
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Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:37:10 -0700

Dictionary of Bike Commuter Slang
This is a hilarious post full of great (albeit stereotypical) descriptions of various kinds of bike commuters, riders, and even...
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Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:55:36 -0700

New York Schools Encourage Children to Ride
There has been a lot of news as of late that schools across the U.S. are discouraging and even restricting parents and children...
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Fri, 18 Sep 2009 08:29:56 -0700

Fear of Cycling Part 2
Dave Horton continues his discussion of a socially constructed fear of cycling on Copenhagenize.com. In Part 2 of the series,...
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Fri, 18 Sep 2009 08:29:55 -0700

Fear of Cycling Part 3
In Part 3 of his series on Copenhagenize.com, sociologist Dave Horton examines how helmet campaigns may have a negative effect...
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Wed, 16 Sep 2009 09:41:38 -0700

Touring with the Bakfiets
Follow along with the adventures of Andy in Germany as he rides a bakfiets cargo bike he recently purchased in Amsterdam back...
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Wed, 16 Sep 2009 09:08:03 -0700

Sue Abbott - Helmet 'Advocate' - Heads to Court
No matter where you stand in the great helmet debate - for mandatory helmet laws, against them, or neutral - you should take a...
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Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:32:46 -0700

Bikes help children get to school in India
The Bicycle Project in India refurbishes old bikes and provides them to school children as a means of transportation to get...
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Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:06:00 -0700

How to Deal with an Accident
Hopefully you never need to use this guide for cyclists on how to deal with an accident if you are hit by a car. However,...
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Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:05:58 -0700

Create A Commuter
In Portland, Oregon, a program called "Create a Commuter" has been helping low income adults get free, refurbished...
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Sat, 05 Sep 2009 08:49:11 -0700

Sidewalk Bike Repairs
This is a really neat story about sidewalk bike shops in New York City. I like the idea that you can get a bike repair on the...
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Sat, 05 Sep 2009 08:49:06 -0700

Meals on Two Wheels
Portland and Austin have taken the Meals on Wheels concept and reduced it. To 2 wheels, that is. The Meals on Two Wheels...
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Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:30:07 -0700

Globe Cycle
James Bowthorpe is currently on his way to breaking the world record for circumnavigating the globe by bicycle, and he is doing...
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Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:30:02 -0700

Globe Cycle Visits Flagstaff, AZ
Globe Cycle founder, James Bowthorpe, recently made his way through Flagstaff, Arizona, where he stopped by the headquarters of...
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Tue, 11 Aug 2009 09:58:42 -0700

Google Maps Tricycle
Google has been spotted sending its employees out on a tricycle in order to take the photos found on the Google Maps Streetview...
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