Monthly Archives: May 2010

Mark Cavendish book signing

Mark Cavendish will appear at Helen’s Cycles in Santa Monica on Monday, May 24th at 6 p.m. to meet fans and autograph his autobiography, Boy Racer. “You should read my book,” Cavendish told the assembled media after his Stage 1 win in the 2010 Amgen Tour of California in Sacramento last Sunday. “It’s a good read more »

Friday bike news

Happy Friday, everybody! Yummy bike porn at Good.Is: The Art of the Handbuilt Bicycle. “Don’t Kill the Messenger,” about bike messengers in Washington DC, highlights the danger of biking in DC, so whatever. I’m not a messenger nor do I ride like one, but I’ve been cycling with traffic for over a couple of decades read more »

Free bikes! Free bikes! and more free bikes!

  There are several contests happening right now where the prize is a SHINY BRAND NEW BICYCLE. I’ve been meaning to put together a post listing all of these contest, but hey look! Shelly did the hard work for me and you and lists those contests here at Riding Pretty. Thanks, Shelly!

Bosch eBike

Privately owned Robert Bosch GmbH — the largest automotive component supplier in the world — sees the winds of change and has started an eBike subsidiary: Bosch Powertain Systems eBike.

East Bay Bike Party

The next time you hear somebody saying “I’m bored there’s nothing to do around here” point them to this page! Even if they’re not within bike / transit / walk distance of these events in the San Francisco Bay Area, these are all events organized by young adults with little money but a lot of read more »

DC: Business Casual Alleycat

A Business Casual themed alleycat bike race this weekend Saturday May 22, 2010 6PM at Freedom Plaza 13th & Pennsylvania in Washington DC.