Monthly Archives: March 2009

Bicycle messenger reality show

Get paid to ride your bike. We are casting for a television documentary series about bicycle messengers. We are also interested in interviewing Alley Cat Racers. It’s for a popular youth oriented cable network. We are searching for the fastest, smartest, coolest, and funniest bicycle messengers in NYC (but other cities are welcome as well) read more »

Mick Murphy, the Irish "Iron Man" Cyclist

Mick Murphy, courtesy of The Bike Show from Resonance FM the legend goes a bit like this: he trained with weights made from stone, he made a living as a circus performer, on one stage in the 1958 Rás, after his bike had broken down, he stole an ordinary bicycle from a farmer and chased read more »

Bike Summit Update

Who am I? My name is Jessica Thompson, and I’m a Project Planner for the League of Illinois Bicyclists (LIB). (Shameless plug–click here to become a member!) Thanks to our generous Executive Director Ed Barsotti, I am have been in DC since yesterday, learning about bicycle-related policy. Tomorrow I will ask for it (5+ times!) read more »

Giveaways…

RideThisBike.com is offering a free folding bike to one lucky winner. Click the link for details, but you submit your sob story, and the sorriest candidate wins a free bike. UltraRob has a $50 gift certificate. To enter, just leave a comment about some gear you want at his blog.

Jessica Alba rides Velib

Jessica Alba was spotted during Fashion Week in Paris riding around on the popular Velib rental bike. See the complete set of Jessica Alba on Velib photos at Celebrity Gossip. In other Fashion Week news, Riding Pretty notes some intersting helmet covers on the runway in Paris.

Christian Vande Velde, Paris-Nice Stage 4

Full list of links to news and results from Paris-Nice at Steephill.TV. The race is over, but there’s still some pretty cool photos and video online.