Varsity Bike & Transit

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 [...]

Obama Riding in Martha’s Vineyard

The latest president took to Martha’s Vineyard on a family ride. It took the L.A. Times a few minutes to throw together an opinion on how he’s ruining the world by not wearing a helmet. As with most LA Times opinions, I’m having a hard time telling if it’s a serious article or it’s meant [...]

Cyclist Takes a Bullet in the Helmet from a Firefighter

A chemically unbalance firefighter in Ashville, NC shot out his window at a biker who was riding down a busy road with his 3-year old on a bike seat behind him. “He decided he needed to tell them he thought it was unsafe that they would do that and have their child out there in [...]