Thousands of miles of alpine singletrack in the west could be closed to bikers in the next few years. The problem is that a lot of trails that are opened to bikers right now are old game trails or Native American trails, and they were never designed for the rigors of cycling. Mountain bikers contest [...]

I just figured out that my commute is exactly 6.4 miles each way. Just about right for the 30 minute slog against traffic and over the Manhattan Bridge. I figured it out using the ‘walking’ option in Google Maps. Pretty soon I won’t have to use that option anymore, because right now Google is testing [...]

Varsity Bike & Transit will host a very special Bike Meets Art event with local artist Adam Turman on Friday, Oct. 16 from 4:30-7:30pm. Turman is doing a special, limited-edition “Pedal Less Oil” poster for the event. The event will include a meet-and-greet with Turman from 5:30-6:30 pm and he will showcase his other bicycle-inspired [...]

Lance. I try so hard to like you for the good work you do with cancer, but this is too much. I don’t give a shit if you date the 17-year-old Olsen sisters and are generally a jerk, but this is beer we’re talking about. Bikes and beer go together-everyone knows that. But you becoming [...]

Varsity Bike & Transit will host a very special Bike Meets Art event with local artist Adam Turman on Friday, Oct. 16 from 4:30-7:30pm. Turman is doing a special, limited-edition “Pedal Less Oil” poster for the event. The event will include a meet-and-greet with Turman from 5:30-6:30 pm and he will showcase his other bicycle-inspired [...]

RAFALE – DRIVE (clip officiel)by RISE_RECORDINGS Riding in the city from Rafale. Is this a music video? An ad for a company I’ve never heard of? Maybe they’re selling those ninja breather masks that are supposed to keep your lungs clean between smoke breaks. Some solid footage of riding in the city, but the skid [...]

“I’ve always been intrigued with Stockholm Syndrome. It reminds me of my childhood.” U.S. technology sadly lags behind our European allies with their compact cities and bikeable streets. This shot comes from Wend and their love affair with Stockholm. And who wouldn’t love city-run bike pumps available for free, year-round use? The Cyklepumps dot curbsides [...]

I saw this guy the other day while riding home in the morning. Forgive the terrible picture, but I didn’t want to creep up on the guy and shoot him lying on the side of the street after hitting or getting hit by a car, so I took the coward’s way out and pretended like [...]

As hard as I tried not to throw up while reading Whose Bike are You Wearing in The New York Times, I tasted bile a few times. The story is about bikes as fashion, and some people in the New York ad world are dropping up to $20k on these Dutch city bikes that come [...]