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I'm a bit impulsive, so when a chance came to race around a Grand Prix track at 150 miles an hour in a supercharged, ground-hugging, open-to-the-elements, hell-on-wheels speedster in Austin, Texas, I said, "Sure."
This question originally appeared on Quora. By Jane Huang, Dilettante Cyclist I knew nothing about cycling. I decided to ...
Single-speed and fixed-gear bikes are experiencing a renaissance these days, and most large manufacturers now offer at least one model for urban riding, commuting, or fitness.
What do you make of this scenario? In the midst of the Karen Hornbostel Memorial Time Trial Series at Cherry Creek State Park, my 10 year-old son hopp...
The bike provides cheap transportation for children to access schools and medical clinics in remote regions, they serve as rural ambulances, and provide safe vehicles to women. Never has a such a simple social issue solution also embodied such freedom and joy.
After experiencing several injuries over my years of marathon training, my husband convinced me to try a triathlon. Thus, I jumped in head first (literally) and trained for my first triathlon (a half ironman, to be precise).
Training for a triathlon can be a bit intimidating at first, since you not only need to schedule a swim, bike, and run several times per week.
I no longer felt that this car reflected who I was, that instead it represented all of the things I didn't want in my life. It was the opposite of what I wanted -- it was stifling, expensive, inefficient, and unnecessary.
This year the 4 Yellow Foundation continues the fight against cancer via Dress 4 Yellow, a high-profile fashion show and luncheon that featured designs by more than 20 of the world's top designers.
The bike ride recently organized by the mayor of a small central New Jersey town was emblematic of a cultural shift, a national movement toward embracing so-called "alternative'' modes of transportation.
I'm advocating a mind shift in how we live our lives, and believe that an alarmingly simple change in the way we structure our time can drastically improve our quality of life.
Next week, 1,200 innovators, entrepreneurs, industry and government stakeholders, artists, and health care practitioners will attend the annual TEDMED conference in Washington, D.C.
I fell in love with cycling. To me it is wonderful experience to ride long distances and commune with nature (I can't believe I just said that but it is how I feel).
Ride a bike for a period of time, and someone is going to call you Lance Armstrong. It's just going to happen. Twenty-some odd years ago, I'm sure cyclists were called Greg LeMond, too.
Pedaling through a major U.S. city is not just the province of daredevil bike messengers. With warmer weather and rising gas prices, there's never been a better time to hop on a bicycle.
We're at a point now where as a society we're moving past being interested in cycling as recreational activity and we're really beginning to embrace it as a form of transportation.
