Bikes and April Fools jokes

Here are the bike related April Fools blog posts I’ve seen so far…

Ted engages in scatalogical humor with his clever bike lock with a proximity smart key that you swallow. He even has a faux Kickstarter project video in which he blames his wife for the idea.
Lady Fleur brings her cat to work on her bike. You might see a familiar face in her photos of people looking for her cat.
Has Streetsblog done April Fools before? Or is this story about traffic safety enforcement with clones a first for them?
VeloNews annual tradition of fake news stories include Taylor Phinney perfume with a FAB hairdo, a remote control (and hackable) capability for Shimano Di2, and Andy Schleck on the cobbles of Paris Roubaix.
Oh, Bike Radar also has a Di2 joke article.
ShelBroCo Sounder warns pedestrians you’re about to him them.
reader survey about pastries and the number of bikes you’d like to own.
Hum of the City pranked her own kid!
Bike Snob and April Fools commentary.
Guitar Ted reports the Fat Bike trend is OVER (say it like Fred Armisen’s hipster character in Portlandia).
Everybody has seen Google Map’s Treasure mode by now, but did you also notice the special Streetview look?

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A bike brand announced by Bike Hugger.
Bike Share announces fixed gear bikes for hire.
The Mission Metro features three shifters — “Two handlebar mounted twist shifters with microSHIFT technology, plus a single ergonomic down tube shifter for when that’s convenient” — for 36 gears. Also: 12 reflectors, quick release crank arms, two kickstands,
USA Cycling purchased by NASCAR.
Toronto to get $500 million bike lane network.
Lovely Bicycles says “Чудный Вéлик!” and I say “Zdorovʹye.”