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New York City Welcomes First-Ever Bicycle for a Day

Posted on September 10th .
From MarketWatch: New York City today welcomed the first-ever Bike for a Day (BFAD) on Saturday, September 20 at South Street Seaport. The event, hosted by actor and ...
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Keep Your Bike Running on Vegetable Oil

Posted on September 4th .
A discussion of eco-friendly bike lubricants, from National Geographic's Green Guide, June 21, 2005: A Reader Writes The Green Guide: I am an avid triathlete, and as such spend ...
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Unburdened by Gas Costs, Bike Couriers See a Chance

Posted on September 2nd .
As many communities experience an increase in the amount of bicycle traffic on the roadways, it makes me curious - will bicycles begin to make the leap to working vehicles ...
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Wheeling while dealing at political conventions

Posted on August 26th .
From the LA Times: In rare bipartisan agreement, both Democrats and Republicans will have free bikes available for temporary use during their conventions, the Democrats in Denver from Aug. ...
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MSU Biking Goes Global and Green

Posted on August 18th . %
MSU Bikes, run by my friend Tim Potter here on the campus of Michigan State University, has been getting a bit of local press attention lately: first a Read More →
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Contest picks best designs for Ballard bike racks

Posted on July 28th . %
From the Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Later this year, Ballard cyclists could find themselves parking their bikes between two toes of a giant concrete foot. Or maybe inside the rusted husk of ...