Retiring representative Ray LaHood from Illinois has apparently been chosen as Barack Obama’s Secretary of Transportation. So far, transit advocates are less than thrilled with this pick. California HSR blog: Ray LaHood – HSR Denier Streetsblog: “You have got to be freaking kidding me”, though this year LaHood supported two public transportation acts in Congress. […]

Simon Rakower owns All Weather Sports in Fairbanks, Alaska, where he’s an expert in winter cycling and winter bike maintenance. WD-40 is his shop’s secret weapon: “We greedy, ruthless bike shop folk love WD-40 because it lets us sell more chains and cassettes and MAKE MORE MONEY!” Support your Local Bike Shop and their mechanics: […]

Vote for Bostonian of the year. Each year, Boston Globe Magazine selects “Bostonian of the Year.” One of the nominees is Boston’s Bike Planner (and former Olympic cyclist) Nicole Freedman. I don’t know if your vote counts or not, but cast your ballot for Nicole here. Vote for Change. Several people have submitted their ideas […]

It’s pretty simple: Buy your kid a bike, fer crying out loud. If your kid has a bike, then you’re already done. If you don’t have a kid, buy a bike for somebody else’s kid. For your significant other who’s into bikes if you don’t do bikes… If you don’t know bikes but you’re hunting […]