Chicago area cyclists are invited to Bike Winter’s “Make it Reflective Craft Night” on December 11, 2009 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Active Transportation Alliance, 9 W. Hubbard, 4th floor, Chicago. Jane Healy will give a short presentation on visibility. Topics will include lights, reflectors, vests, and simple skills that will make you […]
Melena Ryzik covers the Oscars and other movie awards on the New York Times Carpetbagger Blog. In addition to covering the red carpet beat, Melena is a general assignment culture reporter, covering film, music, theater, television, visual art, and dance. The cool thing about her, though: her mini bio says: “She enjoys riding her bicycle […]
If you’re looking for a gift for the cyclist in your life, here’s are the lights I’ve been using this year that have worked out well. Lights I really like the NiteRider Minewt Mini USB headlight. 110 lumens for 3 hours at under $100. You charge with any powered USB connection, the flexible band mount […]
During the Momentum Magazine Bike Style fashion show in San Francisco a couple of weekends ago, sound for the show was powered by these three people pedaling their bikes on “The Biker Bar.” Paul Freedman’s “Biker Bar” is a series of bikes mounted on rollers connected to a generator to provide 200 watts of clean […]
Behold, the death dealing MINI Cooper! Steven Culbertson of Lakeport, CA took his own life as well as the life of a family of four when he ran a red light in his Mini Cooper at 100 MPH over the Thanksgiving weekend near Novato, CA. Culbertson, who was not wearing a helmet, struck a Honda […]
The 4th Annual Supermarket Street Sweep takes place this Saturday, December 5. This bike race combines fun with charity as hundreds of racers zip around San Francisco to local supermarkets, bringing back thousands of pounds of food to donate to the San Francisco Food Bank. The race begins at noon at Cupid’s Span on the […]