"bike-to-work" Articles & Blogs:
Celebrate Bike to Work Week!
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This week's Bike to Work Week! In case you're just hearing about the eco-commuting celebrations now, don't feel left out. Take a glass-half-full attitude and bike to work the rest of this week! And get inspired to green your commute all year long:
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Femme Pedals Mountain Bike Group
| Happy New Year!
If you are into mountain biking in the south Florida area, check out the recently formed Femme Pedal cycling club.
From the Femme Pedal Meetup Group Page
"Our mission is to provide all types of opportunities for women mountain
bikers ...[Read on] |
Wheel Action: May is National Bike Month
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Despite what recent chilly temperatures (at least in LA) may be telling us, spring really is on its way! Today is the start of National Bike Month so we thought we’d bring you some new bikes and cycling accessories to get you and your family read...[Read on] |
Wheel Action: May is National Bike Month
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Despite what recent chilly temperatures (at least in LA) may be telling us, spring really is on its way! This is the start of National Bike Month so we thought we’d bring you some new bikes and cycling accessories to get you and your family ready ...[Read on] |
Wheel Action: May is National Bike Month
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Despite what recent chilly temperatures (at least in LA) may be telling us, spring really is on its way! This is the start of National Bike Month so we thought we’d bring you some new bikes and cycling accessories to get you and your family ready ...[Read on] |
What if everyone biked to work?
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This video, of morning rush hour in Utrecht, Netherlands is a glimpse into what a city could look like if 33% of all trips happened by bike. Pretty incredible.
In the last year, I finally conquered ...[Read on] |
Bike to Work Day: On the Right Track
| It’s not a revolution, not yet anyway, but clearly more people are commuting by bicycle. Friday is national Bike-to-Work Day, drawing even more attention to the trend.
There are more bicycles on the road than there were a year ago, more than even a cou...[Read on] |
E-Bikes: Green with a boost
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Bike-to-Work Day just passed, and it’s possible you never actually got on your bike. No doubt you wanted to. You probably thought about it but maybe you were worried about traffic or you live in a city with hills. Or maybe you just wanted to be able to...[Read on] |
Bike sharing - the new public transportation
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Bike culture goes big as bike sharing takes hold. An affordable, clean and simple way to get around town, bike sharing promotes cleaner air, land, and water, while encouraging people to meet their transportation needs through an active lifestyle and commu...[Read on] |
Spin Cycle: The newest bike trends
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Bike culture has become more and more pervasive. Now that commuting via bike and fixed gear cycling have become practically mainstream, what’s next in the two-wheeled world?
Synchronized Cycling: Dancing with your bike was lionized way back in 1986 whe...[Read on] |
Missing - one red kayak
| (Ed. Note: Artist (and good friend) Eve Beglarian is paddling, biking and hiking the length of the Mississippi River in search of musical inspiration. This is one in a series of journal entries.)
When we went out to Green Bay landing this morning, the ka...[Read on] |
The latest in cycling trends
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According to Trend Central, the bike community is continuing to innovate and thrive. Here are some of the latest happenings in the cycling world.
Rolling Orange: They may not be world champions of soccer, but the Dutch are still an authority on bikes...[Read on] |
You know you are a REAL female rider if…
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You’ve broke a nail on your clutch or front brake
Your perfume smells like eau de exhaust
You have specific riding shoes so you don’t have shifter marks on your cute ones
Your helmet has makeup on the inside of it
You take the “windswept” hair lo...[Read on] |
Kawasaki’s Green Goes Pink
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Jenna Goldberg
We all love action sports, and sometimes that passion drives us to do challenging and borderline- psychotic things. Take for instance, running a 24-hour motocross marathon, helping riders of all ages to learn to ride a dirt bike, re...[Read on] |
Michelle Obama - Get Girls Active in Sports to Decrease Obesity
| I'm the type of person that wants tangible results. And if I don't get them doing something one way, I'll stop and find out a better way to accomplish what I want. And my mindset is obviously a bit perplexing to people who just do as they are told an...[Read on] |
Found - One red kayak
| So I’m driving back from dropping off Rafaela at the Quad Cities Airport (I felt really bad that her whole visit was taken up with searching for the lost gear: not much of a river trip for her, that’s for sure), and as I was heading over the Burlingto...[Read on] |
Author Interview: Janet Gurtler
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The fabulous Janet Gurtler who’s book, I’m Not Her, just hit shelves May 1! She was kind enough to stop by and answer a few questions.
Describe I’m Not Her in five words or less.
Emotional journey of self-discovery.
What inspired you to write I...[Read on] |
New SNL Cast Member Braves F.C.C. on First Day of Work
| What‘s the best way to not impress your boss on your first day of work? By dropping an f-bomb, just like SNL’s Jenny Slate did on Saturday night.
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With a flat tire, bloody shoes and a smile, Chrissie Wellington smashes world Ironman record
| This was her Kona. Chrissie Wellington, who had to pull out of October's Ironman World Championships in Kona due to illness, made up for it and then some today at Ford Ironman Arizona.
Wellington set a new record for an official Ironman course of 8:36:13...[Read on] |
Mississippi River Project: Sure to be saved?
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(Ed. Note: Artist (and good friend) Eve Beglarian is paddling, biking and hiking the length of the Mississippi River in search of musical inspiration. This is one in a series of journal entries.)
This morning I went to the Joy Baptist Church in Fort Madi...[Read on] |
MOMA Honors Kathryn Bigelow
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Last week the Museum of Modern Art in NYC feted Kathryn Bigelow for her body of work. The event raised $1 million for the work of the film department.
There was not much press on the event which I find kind of strange since this could have and should...[Read on] |
9 reasons to start boxing after 40
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Street cred
Think about the difference between saying, “Yeah, I play a little basketball,” versus “The stitches don’t bother me. I have another fight next month; you should come.” C’mon, it’s just cool. And when was the last time you had le...[Read on] |
A cyclist shifts to 40km running in the Coastal Experiences in Costa RIca
| Here's my first story about my week-long running adventure in Costa Rica with The Coastal Experiences. The article appeared in the sports section of the Santa Cruz Sentinel, on Friday, October 30, 2009. Click on the link or read my story, below. I got t...[Read on] |
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