For those looking for a charity bike ride: The 4th Annual Foothill Century takes place Sunday, May 17, 2009 to support the South Peninsula Hebrew Day School in Sunnyvale, California. The ride begins at the school near the corner of Fremont and Mary and features kosher food at all rest stops. Details here.

People Power Santa Cruz director Micah Posner was ticketed for organizing a bike parade down King Street last November without a permit. The Santa Cruz Sentinel, which describes Posner as “outspoken” (hah! He’s a mild mannered family guy who generally prefers diplomacy over confrontation), reports that the police claim the bike parade was ‘counter intuitive’ […]

Alan posted his views on the safety of cycling, which I’m in general agreement with. It’s fascinating to me to see comments like this in the interesting discussion that follows Alan’s post. It is very likely that you will get hurt several times this year while riding your bike. I expect to be run over, […]

Artists Shepard Fairey and Kenny Scharf applied their contemporary art to a pair of Lance Armstrong’s Trek bikes. Fairey, whose “Andre the Giant Has a Posse” and “OBEY Giant” art remains popular with skaters, created the Barack Obama “HOPE” poster. Scharf is known for his work inspired by cartoons and popular culture. According to Armstrong, […]

I like those nifty Reelight bicycle lights that require no battery but use the charge generated by a spoke-mounted magnets. Using hard drive magnets and a relay coil, you can make your own contactless dynamo light. Instructables shows you how. Via.

Frame building apprenticeship emphasizes cargo bicycles building The Center for Appropriate Transport (CAT) announced a new apprenticeship program to teach the fundamentals of bicycle frame building, with particular emphasis on the construction of cargo bicycles, tricycles and trailers. CAT will also provide participants with hands-on instruction for starting and operating a successful cargo bicycle delivery […]