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Great Review of Family Bicycling Options

This post from Totcycle has a lot of useful information on different options for riding with the family and kids. If you are thinking about getting into bicycling with the family, this post is a must-read.

Bicycle Parking Issues

Bicycle parking and storage makes cycling even less accessible to some people than it already might be. However, there are some plans in place to make parking and storage easier to deal with, especially in big cities and apartment buildings.

All the single (and otherwise) ladies, get your bikes out!

The world needs more bike commuters. And why shouldn't there be just as many ladies commuting by bike as men? There should! Find out why.

Early Cycling Videos

Check out this great video from the 1800's of a man doing some cycling tricks. Perhaps, those hipster fixie riders may not be quite so innovative after all. But innovative or not, these tricks are still amazing to watch.

Ring-a-ding-ding

Have you ever rung your bike bell in desperation while throngs of cell-phone-chatting, headphone-wearing people ignore you? Well, that's not the case in some places!

Shower Survey

Would you bike to work more if you could take a shower when you arrived? Take the survey and find out what others say!

Water Bike

Sick of riding on land? Can't walk on water? Well, you can try riding on water instead! Check out this crazy invention.

How Does a Pump Pressure Gauge Work?

For those of you who are interested in the small intricacies of your bicycle components, this is an interesting post on your bicycle pump's pressure gauge. Maybe next time your pump stops working, you can try to fix it rather than get a new one!

World Naked Bike Ride

How did thousands of people spend a good part of their weekend in Portland you might be wondering? Well, naked and pedaling through town, of course. No better way to spend an evening!

Cykelbarometer

Copenhagen is certainly well-known for its cycling culture, but the numbers that are recorded by the cyclist counter installed in front of city hall only serve to highlight this fact. What would numbers look like in some US cities?

Cyclist Harassment Survey

Take the survey to find out what others think about the idea of a new law that punishes motorists for harassing cyclists. I think it's a great idea to make cyclist harassment a punishable offense.

Awareness Test

Many cycling vs. car accidents are often a matter of pointing fingers and sniffing out facts. Much like in a game of Clue. Check out the video on this post to see if you noticed the changes. Oh yea, and watch out for cyclists.

Specialized launches new Globe series

Check out the beautiful new line of Globe bikes from Specialized. The bikes are smooth, sleek, and sexy, not to mention great for commuting.

Consumer Reports look at Bike Child Trailer vs. Bike Child Seats

An interesting and critical comparison of the two most common bike child carrying devises.

Maybe to bright

This looks like a great way to be seen. And it protects your paint.

Screw the reflector, get yourself a glowing bike!

This thing KICKS ASS!

Nice bikes, no chains

Utility bikes utilizing belt drive.

You're wet, you're bike's rusky, your neibors are salty

Riding in the elements can put a damper in your day or a dimple in your cheeks. And apparently, can illicit blogging violence

The "Green" natural RUST remover....LIMEJUICE

This "Instructables" link has some great commentary on the use of lime juice, or any citric acid, to remove rust from bikes parts, including chains.

Bike beauty

Ecovelo's recent photo contest had some great entries. Here's one memorable shot of a bike taken completely over by rust.