What laws do I break to get that kit? I was expecting prisoner stripes, not corporate sponsorship. Who gets drug tested more? Pros, or these convicts? The 2009 Prisoner Tour de France departing from Lille in the north of France on June 4. 200 prisoners volunteered for this ride, along with about 100 prison staffers. read more
Robert in Vancouver, BC wanted to rent a bike on his last vacation but had a hard time finding information on local bike rentals. “I thought that a bike rental site that listed bke rental shops around the world would be very useful,” says Robert. He was familiar with other mashup sites using Google Maps. read more
Why is TARCK so “in”? David, Carlton, Rich Kelly, Byron, Donna and I are recording a new episode of the Spokesmen cycling podcast this weekend and one of the likely topics of discussion is this whole “new bike culture” outside of what has been mainstream bicycling in the United States. Byron and Carlton both plan read more
June is Bike To Work Month in Colorado. Do you remember the story about the Real Estate agents who show properties by bike? One of them, Pedal To Properties in Boulder, Colorado, received venture capital to expand their concept nationwide by opening new “Pedal To Properties” offices in other markets around the United States. BikeDenver read more
A good article in the Chron about the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition’s Urban Cycling Workshops, which teaches cyclists how to ride more safely in San Francisco. Linda Atkins, an everyday bike commuter who hasn’t owned a car for 20 years, was amazed at the difference in perception a little training could make. “It was like read more
Summer Palace is a Chinese romance centered around the events of Tiananmen Square in 1989. The film has been banned in China. You can see some characters ride their bicycles past Tiananmen Square in the trailer. Available from Amazon: Summer Palace Region 1 DVD with subtitles.
