In 2002, two bikers embarked on a journey they dubbed Peace Pedalers. They set out to conquer the globe in three trips. Instead of piling onto a tandem bike or each taking solo machines, they each used a tandem and put the word out that they’d be willing to bring any takers on their journey [...]

Most bike jerseys are either covered with logos from companies that aren’t paying you to advertise on your chest, or they feature neon renderings of Disney characters. Sure, there are a handful of nice, plain Jane merino jerseys or super high-end fashionable Rapha jerseys, but you’re mostly priced out of that stuff. Share the Road [...]

If there’s ever a Bike Mechanic Hall of Fame, this guy should be on the first round of inductions. Mohammed Makokha makes his own tools and travels around truing wheels and repairing bikes. The video includes some tedious explanation on how to true wheels, but the guy’s setup is pretty sick (plus he only charges [...]

Researchers at MIT have developed a new way to bring an electric-assist motor to your ride. The new Copenhagen Wheel works similarly to hybrid cars in that it stores up a charge when you hit your brakes and then later turns on the motor when you need a boost. What’s interesting about this new design [...]

Indiana police arrested a local man who was riding home from a bar with a Christmas tree balanced over his handlebars. The guy claimed to have bought the tree from a local farm, but changed his story to saying he bought it at local bar when police informed him the farm was closed. The officers [...]

The NYPD arrested two men who were trying to repaint a 12-block stretch of bike lanes that runs through South Williamsburg at 4am yesterday. The bike lanes have been a major point of contention between the Hasidic population of S. Billburg and their northern hipsterati neighbors whose women ride through the hood in tight jeans [...]

Today’s the anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Apparently the Japanese planned to deliver a declaration of war 30 minutes before the bombs were to rain down, but due to some slow work from the Japanese embassy in Washington, the message didn’t arrive in time. The good news is that the Japanese embassy was [...]

The City of Minneapolis web site has some good tips for making it through the winter on your bike safely. And, apparently a fucked up storm is going to hit the midwest this week. Bummer. Travel slowly when snow and ice are present. Riding a bike on a street can be challenging, particularly when snow [...]

I scoured the local Craigslist ads for great bike buys while hanging out at my parents’ house in Wisconsin over Thanksgiving. I didn’t find any $25 bikes that would be worth the hefty shipping costs to send them back to NY, but I did find some interesting bikes people are willing to part ways with.