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The Safety Illusion: That SUV Won't Protect You From Climate Change

Larry_Cohen | Posted 04.19.2013 | Green
Read More: Cdc, Bikes, Health, Land Rover, Built Environment, Public Health, Cars, Walkability, Sustainability, Climate Change, Video, Green News
Larry_Cohen

The best "land rovers" humans possess are connected to our hips. The best way to stay healthy -- and keep our planet healthy -- is to use our legs. That means we need streets that support our ability to walk and ride bikes safely -- not bigger, fiercer cars.

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Cyclists And Faith Find A Common Cadence

Win Bassett | Posted 05.20.2013 | Religion
Read More: Sports, Religion, Bikes, Bicycles, Judaism, Christianity, Bicycling, Cycling, Monk, Shabbat, Imam, Good Samaritan Hospital, Priest, Rabbi, Religion and Sports, Religion News
Win Bassett

Regardless of creed, crank, and even creatine in some cases, it's not uncommon to find people mixing religion and riding and subsequently discovering a unique spiritual and physical reciprocity.

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The Friendliest Cities For... Bikes

The Active Times | Posted 05.17.2013 | Travel
Read More: Travel, Travel Tips, Biking, Green Cities, Cities, Urban Biking, Slidepollajax, Green Travel, Bikes, Less Stress More Living, Travel News
The Active Times

Want a taste of this two-wheeled utopia? Put your pedal power to the test in one of these top 10 bike-friendly cities.

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Road Runners Run You

Nancy Cohen-koan | Posted 04.06.2013 | New York
Read More: Accidents, New York Bike Lanes, Bikes, New York News
Nancy Cohen-koan

Everyone who knows me has heard my spiel against maverick bicyclists. After having been run down by a biker a year ago, I am no fan of two wheelers or bike lanes.

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See San Francisco on a Bicycle Built for You

GloboMaestro | Posted 03.19.2013 | San Francisco
Read More: San Francisco Travel, Concierge, Antonio Barrios, Urban Commuting, Bikes, Bespoke Bikes, Custom Bikes, Cycling, Cycles, Biking, Bicycles, Jefferson McCarley, Urban Biking, Mission Bicycle Handcraft, Video, San Francisco News
GloboMaestro

San Francisco is one of America's top bike destinations -- and Mission Bicycle is leading the charge. As the only shop in town that makes its own custom cycles, they'll help you design every component from frame size to color-coded tires.

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Bikes: The Perfect Two-Wheeled Auto Show Accessory

AP | DAVID RUNK | Posted 03.18.2013 | Detroit
Read More: Detroit Auto Show 2013, Model D, Subaru Outback, Bikes, Bikes Detroit, Naias 2013, Detroit Auto Show, Naias, 2013 Naias, Toyota Prius X Parlee, Detroit Auto Show Bikes, Detroit Bikes, Video, Smart Car, Detroit Around Town, Toyota Prius, Bikes Detroit Auto Show, Hyundai, 2013 Detroit Auto Show, Hyundai Veloster, Detroit Business, Detroit News

DETROIT — Transportation of the two-wheeled variety is sharing the floor at the Detroit auto show with the latest cars, trucks and concept vehic...

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Bike Startup Brings Beauty and Simplicity To the Daily Commute

Daniel Becker | Posted 01.25.2013 | Technology
Read More: Bikecommuting, Bikelights, Bikesafety, Nightriding, Biking, Bikes, Cycling, Sparse, Startup, Product Design, Design, Technology, San Francisco, Urban, Culture, Technology News
Daniel Becker

Cycling today is an integral and growing part of our transportation solutions and culture. Bicycles exist as one piece of a complex ecosystem of trans...

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Better Bicycling Mean More Business, Cities Discover

Jay Walljasper | Posted 01.01.2013 | Business
Read More: Memphis, Green Lanes, Chicago, Washington, Bikes, Austin, Dc, Job Creation, Minneapolis, New York City, Creative Class, Business News
Jay Walljasper

Bikes are improving the business climate beyond big cities and those not recognized as bike capitals.

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Full Cycle (VIDEO)

Bus 52 | Posted 12.16.2012 | Good News
Read More: St Paul, Internships, Bus 52, Homeless Youth, Youth, Inspiring, Inspiration, Homelessness, Bicycles, Bikes, Homeless, Jobs, Community, Minnesota, Minneapolis, Video, Good News News
Bus 52

Bikes can be used both as a means of transportation and as a way to enjoy a sunny afternoon exploring the local area, but for a group of young adults in Minneapolis, Minnesota, they are providing much more than that thanks to Full Cycle.

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Detroit Bike City: 'The Market Is Growing, And The Culture Is Too'

Model D | Dennis Archambault | Posted 11.09.2012 | Detroit
Read More: Model D, Detroit Development, Bikes, Detroit Impact, Bicycling, Urban Innovation Exchange, Cycling, Detroit Bicycling, Detroit Bikes, Michigan Bikes, Detroit Bike Culture, Detroit Bike Shops, Video, Detroit Around Town, Detroit Bike City, Detroit Cycling, Detroit Business, Detroit News

This article first appeared in Model D. Like the growth of the monthly bike ride known as Critical Mass, the two-wheel economy has reached its own ...

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Biking Abroad: What Cycling Laws Say Overseas

Tom Meyers | Posted 11.28.2012 | Travel
Read More: Amsterdam, Bike-Tickets-Nyc, Nyc, Bikes, Barcelona, New York City, Copenhagen, Bicycling, Budget Travel, London, Paris, Transportation, Berlin, Slideexpand, Travel Blogs, Travel News
Tom Meyers

What can you expect to pay if you get accused of pedaling through a red light? The answers are sometimes surprising and sometimes ambiguous.

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10 Reasons France Is Still Beating Us

Elizabeth Zephyrine McDonough | Posted 11.06.2012 | Travel
Read More: Elizabeth Zephyrine McDonough, Bikes, France, Electric Cars, Travel, French Culture, French People, French Food, Paris, Metro, American Tourists, Travel News
Elizabeth Zephyrine McDonough

10 reasons that France is still cooler than the U.S.

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Easier Than You Think: Bicycling To Country Inns

iLoveInns | Posted 10.06.2012 | Travel
Read More: Texas, Pennsylvania, Biking, Bikes, Portland-Oregon, Bike Trails, B&Bs, Connecticut, Bicycling, Bike, Cycling, Inns, Ocean City-New Jersey, Bed and Breakfast, Olympics, Summer Olympics, Livebetteramerica-Fitness, Travel News
iLoveInns

The Olympics are inspiring to watch, but you don't have to be a top athlete to ride the open road by bicycle. Bike to an urban bed and breakfast, cycle on bike trails at a quaint country inn or do both.

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'Pedal Buses' Coming to Charlotte, Tampa For Conventions

Posted 08.03.2012 | Travel
Read More: Bike-Sharing, Charlotte, Dnc, Democratic National Convention, Bikes, Rnc, 2012-National-Conventions, Travel News, Tampa, Bicycling, Republican National Convention, Travel News

Apparently a bicycle built for two just wouldn't do. Fleets of "pedal buses" that seat up to nine will descend on Charlotte and Tampa ahead of the ...

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Tour de France 2012

Grace Nasri | Posted 09.15.2012 | Sports
Read More: Cyclists, Tour De France, Bikes, Tour De France Bicycling, Tour De France Records, Biking, Sports News
Grace Nasri

The Tour de France typically covers 2,110 miles over a period of 23 days with only two rest days. On average, riders burn about 5,200 calories per day and about 110,000 calories for the entire race.

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5 Beautiful Bike Getaways Near San Francisco

offMetro.com | Posted 09.04.2012 | San Francisco
Read More: Camping, Romantic Getaways, Budget Friendly, Bikes, Fitness and Exercise, Adventure Travel, Outdoors, San Francisco Around Town, San Francisco News
offMetro.com

While we're fond of fun quick spins around San Francisco now and then, there's something so rewarding about a long scenic ride, especially one that leads to an exciting overnight destination instead of your front door.

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Recycle Bikes For Kids

Bus 52 | Posted 08.21.2012 | Good News
Read More: Children's Bicycles, Little Rock, Kids, Fixing Bikes, Bikes, Bicycles, Recycled Bikes, Video, Good News News
Bus 52

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WATCH: Why Hand-crafted, High-tech Wooden Bikes Give a Better Ride

Kirsten Dirksen | Posted 08.11.2012 | Technology
Read More: Cnc Technology, Green News, Bikes, Vintage Bicycles, Craft, Portland, Heirloom Products, Robin Williams, San Francisco News, Bicycles, Wooden Bikes, Bay Area, Craftwork, Planned Obsolescene, Renovo, Wooden Bicycles, Sausalito, Slow Design, Video, Technology News
Kirsten Dirksen

What makes a wooden bike truly magical is its ability to outlive us. "You can pass them along to your grandkids."

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3 Ways To Ride A Bike In Style

The Huffington Post | Brooke Bobb | Posted 10.11.2012 | Style
Read More: Summer Style, Travel in Style, Bikes, Schwinn, Bike Riding Style, Braughm Bikes, Cruiser Bikes, Slideexpand, New York City Bike Share, Schwinn Bikes, Beach Cruisers, Video, Bike Share Program, Bicycles, Riding a Bike in the City, Fashion, Summer Bike Riding, Style News

While summer bicycle riding may have once been a skinned knee-laced childhood memory or a way to get some exercise in the sun, it's now become one of ...

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Amsterdam-by-the-Bay: Learning Better Biking From the Dutch

Jay Walljasper | Posted 08.01.2012 | San Francisco
Read More: Protected Bike Lanes, Bikes, Bay Area Biking, My Sf, San Francisco Biking, SF Around Town, Sf Biking, San Francisco News
Jay Walljasper

Transportation is one field where forward-looking Americans are examining what European, Asian and some Latin American nations have accomplished to increase mobility, reduce pollution, and strengthen the sense of community.

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Columnist: Bikeshare Is 'Broken-Down Socialism'

Posted 05.30.2012 | DC
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WASHINGTON -- A columnist at The Washington Times touched a nerve with an op/ed deriding Capital Bikeshare, calling the system, which recently marked ...

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Mass. Woman Finds Missing Bike After 40 Years

Posted 05.25.2012 | Good News
Read More: Video, Herring River, Cape Cod, Biking, Lisa Brown, Wellfleet, Bikes, Lisa Brown Lost Bike, Bicycling, Massachusetts, Deirdre Olinger, Good News News

When 11-year-old Lisa Brown rode her bike -- her first bike -- across a bridge over the Herring River in Massachusetts in 1970, she lost her footing, ...

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Gas, Break, Pedal: A New Way To Cycle

Turnstyle | Posted 07.18.2012 | Green
Read More: Diy, Motorized Bikes, Bikes, Oakland, Green News
Turnstyle

By: Denise Tejada With just a ten millimeter wrench and a screwdriver, Brian Simmons has built and sold more than 100 motorized bicycles in Oakland,...

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INTERACTIVE MAP: The Abandoned Bikes Of NYC

Posted 05.17.2012 | New York
Read More: New York Impact, Bikes, Ny Impact, Bicycling, Transportation Nation, Abandoned Bikes, Abandoned Bikes New York, New York Bicycling, Bike Theft, New York News

Leave a bike outside long enough in New York, and if it's not stolen, it will almost certainly be stripped of its parts. (Watch this timelapse for a g...

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Bike Fever

Tim Blumenthal | Posted 07.02.2012 | Green
Read More: Bike Rental Systems, National Bike Month, Bicycling, Healthy Living, Biking, Bike Lanes, Bikes, Ride a Bike, Bike Riding, Green News
Tim Blumenthal

Warm temperatures make May the best month for bicycling in most of the United States. Appropriately, it's the designated National Bike Month. This May and this summer should be an amazing time for bicycling in America.

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