Varsity Bike & Transit

43% Increase in Bike Commuting

The 2008 American Community Survey found that bike commuting in the U.S. has gone up 43% since the 2000 census. The percentage of people who commute to work primarily on a bike in the U.S. is at about .5%, so don’t go all bragging on the phone to your friends in Holland just yet. In [...]

City of New York Commissions Company to Design New Bike Helmet

The NYC Government dumped some money into the Fuse Project–a plan to get more city riders wearing lids. This modular foam helmet is what they got in return. It’s basically a skate helmet wrapped in a removable cloth that you can twist around whether you want to look like GI Joe, a jean jacket, or [...]