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Skinner City Farm Mobile Cannery Project

The Skinner City Farm of Eugene OR with the help of the Center for Appropriate Transport have launched the Mobile Cannery Project. The..

September 10, 2010 with 1 Comment

Honolulu Bike Program in Jeopardy

In a story from Honolulu’s Star Advertiser, a youth-oriented community bike program is in danger of being shut down due to a zoning..

September 10, 2010 with 0 Comments

Maximize Solvent Use

For a truly dirty chain no amount of wiping will make it clean again, it’s going to need a bath. The solvents and degreasers used..

September 10, 2010 with 1 Comment

Breezer Uptown Infinity

The Breezer Uptown Infinity is an upscale commuter, and one of very few using the NuVinci infinitely variable transmission hub. The $1269..

September 9, 2010 with 1 Comment

All Along the Biketower

From Gizmodo: The Tower of Babel. The Great Pyramids. The Leaning Tower of Pisa. That pantheon of epic structures wasn’t compete..

September 9, 2010 with 2 Comments

Brake Lever Compatibility

Not all cable-actuated brakes are created equal. Beyond differences in make and quality, there are fundamentals of design at hand that..

September 9, 2010 with 2 Comments

Bern Helmets Headquarters

Hardshell helmets like those from Bern have taken the bike industry by storm in some cities. Where just a couple of years ago it was rare..

September 8, 2010 with 5 Comments

Apparently (Al Sheppard)

On August 31, 2009, Toronto bike messenger Darcy Allan Sheppard was run over and killed by the unrepentant former Attorney General and..

September 8, 2010 with 1 Comment

Countywide

LA County has a flavor that everyone tastes differently. We all come to it for different reasons, united by the bicycle. For some, LA might..

September 8, 2010 with 1 Comment

Denver Bicycle Film Festival Alleycats

The Second Annual Femalley Cat returns September 11, during the three-day Bicycle Film Festival in Denver. The Bicycle Film Festival runs..

September 7, 2010 with 0 Comments