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CityViewOverview Integrate cycling into more of your life. The CityView’s Shimano Alfine hub and Gates Carbon Drive belt keep your commute and your errands clean and hassle-free. Equipped to accept your favorite fenders and racks, the CityView may just change your life. Self-locking eccentric bottom bracket for simple, clean drive belt adjustment Tough, over-sized Reynolds 725 Steel tubing and hand-built fork 8-speed internally-geared hub means sleek, derailleur-free riding with superb gearing range (11-speed option available) Dual disc brakes for excellent safety and control Civilized and upright body positioning helps you arrive relaxed and fully charged CityViewSpecifications Frame:  Co-Motion-designed Reynolds 725 heat treated double butted Cro-Moly tubing Fork:  Co-Motion taper-gauge Cro-Moly with CNC steerer Headset:  Chris King NoThreadSet Brake:  Avid BB7, 160mm Rotors Crankset:  Shimano Alfine Drietrain:  Shimano Alfine 8 Speed, Gates Carbon Belt Drive Shifters:  Shiman

A forthcoming article to be published in  Transportation Research A , Vol. 47 entitled  Bicycling renaissance in North America? An update and re-appraisal of cycling trends and policies  has concluded that cycling rates and interest are indeed on the rise, but the boom has been limited to a few dozen cities that have invested in improving cycling and these places are "islands in a sea of car-dominance." some key findings: Percentage of workers commuting by bike is almost four times higher in urban versus rural areas. (0.60% v 0.16%) Between 2001 and 2009 the overall share of bike trips by  men between 40-64 years old went from 10% to 21% in the US . Cycling Rates among women fell from 36% to 24% for that period. Canadian women cycle to work more than US women do (29% of trips made versus 24%) even though the female work force for each country compares (47% in Canada and 46% in US). No data set exists for a non-work bike trip comparison. The bike share of workers in the US

Time Monday, July 4 ·  11:00am  -  3:00pm Location Goodale Park Park Street Columbus, OH Created By Yay Bikes! More Info Parade Line-up begins as early as 11:00 a.m. Parade Steps Off @ 1:00 p.m. Wear a costume, or don't. Decorate your bike! Bring your craziest bike. We will gather as a group and ride through the parade as a float. just for fun. [Facebook Event]

Highlights 26 miles 25+ riders (largest group this year) Beautiful weather Olentangy River Trail Crosstown Connector (designated bike route) Alum Creek Trail south to terminus Sunbury to Near East Side Yellow Brick Pizza was closed due to gas line break Tip Top

Social Bicycles Demo from Social Bicycles on Vimeo . [Social Bicycles]

The Utrecht The Utrecht is what happens when you cross a performance-oriented riding jersey with the timeless good looks of a well-cut polo shirt. We know you’re buying this to wear on the bike, so rest assured that The Utrecht has all the features you will need if you’re climbing a mountain or riding tempo with your normal group. The fabric is an ultra-technical polyester / Merino wool blend that will help regulate your body temperature in even the hottest of conditions. Ample cargo pockets – including one especially designed for those important things like money, credit cards and keys – line the back. A silicone waist gripper will prevent the jersey from riding up when you’re in the drops.  Stripes – both inside the collar and on one sleeve – liven things up without garnering too much attention for those times when you need to blend in with the non-riding crowd. [Road Holland]

Columbus Ohio Invitational Bike polo tournament July 9th – 10th, 2011 Columbus, Ohio More info:  facebook.com/Columbus-Bike-Polo

Come out and ride the Yelp on Two Wheels: A Taco Truck Tour! at NOON and then ride the INCEPTION alley cat at 6PM. From Sarah at Seagull Bags: First place will win a bike and tons, I mean tons of swag!!! We are doing top 3 male, top 3 female and top 2 out of towner. Plus the $5 entry fee goes to Gracehaven charity and there is an after race awards ceremony/party.

Who will you ride for? We are all affected by breast cancer. We all have family, friends or personal experiences with breast cancer. With your help, The Pat Kracker Breast Cancer Fund and Wooster Community Hospital can continue outreach about breast cancer education and awareness in the communities that we call home. WooMan is a grassroots cycling tour through the Ohio rolling hills between Wooster and Mansfield. With your support, we can all make a difference in the fight against this devastating disease. Registration: 6:30-8:00 a.m. Start: 8:00 a.m. Last Bike Out: 10:00 a.m. Start/Finish/Turn  - Panera Bread-Wooster, 3934 Burbank Road, Wooster, OH 44691 Start/Finish/Turn  - Panera Bread-Mansfield, 2070 Walker Lake Road, Mansfield, OH 44508 WooMan:  50 miles from Wooster or Mansfield to Ashland and back  (Targeted pledge level of $500 * ) WooMan 100 :  100 miles from Wooster to Mansfield and back or Mansfield to Wooster and back (Targeted pledge level of $1000 * ) WooMan Recreation

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Pedal Instead is an internationally-acclaimed bicycle parking project in Columbus, Ohio. This project provides secured bike parking at various community events at no charge to cyclists. In addition to our bike parking service, Pedal Instead provides bicycle information, education and advocacy, working closely with other groups and policy makers in Central Ohio and beyond. Pedal Instead has acquired numerous awards.  In 2009, we received local and international acclaim when WTS honored the corral with its  Innovative Transportation Solutions  award.  We have also accepted numerous competitive grants from sources as varied as the Columbus Foundation and ComFest. Funds are used to operate the project and add new innovations like our energy bikes allowing us to generate all the electricity needed to operate lights in bike corrals. Pedal Instead began in 2006 as a project of Mayor Michael Coleman’s  Green Team  to provide community members with free, secure bicycle parking at large commu

Time Monday, July 4 ·  11:00am  -  3:00pm Location Goodale Park Park Street Columbus, OH Created By Yay Bikes! Parade Line-up begins as early as 11:00 a.m. on Park Street just north of Goodale Blvd. Parade Steps Off @ 1:00 p.m. Wear a costume, or don't. Decorate your bike! Bring your craziest bike. We will gather as a group and ride through the parade as a float. just for fun.

Designed for serious loaded touring, with tubing and frame geometry that ensures a stable ride. Versatile - 700c geometry will accept standard road tires, as well as up to 700x45c off-road capable tires. Can be ordered with either drop bars or flat. Or you can order it with both kinds of bars with our optional QS2s (Quick Switch System). Equipped with braze-ons for our 4130 tubular steel racks, 3 water bottle mounts, fender mounts,and cable stops for brakes and gears. Standard sizes: 38, 41, 44, 47, 50, 53, 56, 59 cm center to center. Frame and fork TIG welded at Bruce Gordon Cycles, Petaluma, California. Standard colors: Powder coated in Metallic Red, Blue, Black, Green. 9 speed DEORE XT equipped $2999.00 (+ freight & assembly) 9 speed DEORE XT equipped w/ racks $3349.00 (+ freight & assembly) frame & fork - no parts $1600.00 (+ freight & assembly) [Bruce Gordon]

Christoph Bangert for The New York Times Pedestrians and trams are given priority treatment in Zurich. Tram operators can turn traffic lights in their favor as they approach, forcing cars to halt.  More Photos » By  ELISABETH ROSENTHAL Published: June 26, 2011 ZURICH — While American cities are synchronizing green lights to improve traffic flow and offering apps to help drivers find parking, many European cities are doing the opposite: creating environments openly hostile to cars. The methods vary, but the mission is clear — to make car use expensive and just plain miserable enough to tilt drivers toward more environmentally friendly modes of transportation. Cities including Vienna to Munich and Copenhagen have closed vast swaths of streets to car traffic. Barcelona and Paris have had car lanes eroded by popular bike-sharing programs . Drivers in London and Stockholm pay hefty congestion charges just for entering the heart of the city. And over the past two years, dozens of German ci

Highlights 75 miles 16mph average Tim, Shelee and myself Hilliard start Dutch Kitchen breakfast London Ohio Strawberry Festival and Cobra Car show

Highlights 19 Miles 4 riders Grandview Lower Scioto Greenway Bridge to McKinley Rhodes Park Franklinton Main Street Bridge German Village

Highlights Canceled normal start time and rode at 630pm to beat the rain 4 riders up, 9 riders back Hills Market Tail wind and light rain 25 miles

Due to some unfortunate bike-on-tree action at Mohican state park, my favorite single-gear trail bike is kaput. Tight summer funds (due to overlapping apt. leases) inspired me to dig out the frame that first introduced me to mountain biking. I'm not looking forward to running gears again; I've become quite accustomed to life without chain slap and trail-side derailer re-engineering. As this frame has vertical dropouts prohibiting a proper single gear setup, I've decided to run a 1x8 with wide ratio cassette (11-32t) and my single-speed crank (36t). The 36/32 is plenty low for crawling up hills, and the 36/11 is overkill for going down. The middle of the cassette gives a 36/21 and a 36/19, either of which are acceptable single-speed ratios. Best yet, I can get away with using a short cage road derailer due to the short chain length. I found an old SunTour SVX ( http://www.disraeligears.co.uk/Site/SunTour_SVX_SS_derailleur_(7300).html ) which has very stiff springs for

The Tour de Donut is a unique bicycle event, where your ability to eat donuts is just as important as your ability to ride your bicycle fast. The event is a mass start timed bicycle "race" where riders visit two "donut stops" during the 30 mile course and eat donuts. For each donut the rider eats during the ride (and keeps down) they have 5 minutes deducted from their ride time. There are prizes in several classes including the coveted golden Tour de Donut championship belt for the best adjusted "donut time". We also award the most donuts eaten in several classes, and for the speed freaks we also award the fastest bike only time. This ride is meant to be fun, and include all cyclists pro to amateur, triathletes, tourist, fitness riders, fun riders, or you can dust off that 2 wheeler you found along side the road, you are not going to want to miss this. [Tour de Donut]

Turns out that building bike lanes isn't just a benefit for bikers. Building those bike lanes provides a big boost to the economy. As states and cities face increasingly limited budgets, tough decisions about service cuts loom. Some people might get frustrated when they see government workers painting out a new bike lane; what was sacrificed to keep those self-important cyclists a little safer? But in reality, bike and pedestrian infrastructure projects generate more than just peace of mind. They also generate 46% more jobs than car-only road projects, according to a new study. Streetsblog points us to the University of Massachusetts study, which evaluated job opportunities created by 58 infrastructure projects in 11 U.S. states. The result: Cycling projects create a total of 11.4 local jobs for each $1 million spent. Pedestrian-only projects create a little less employment, with an average of 10 jobs for the same amount of money. Multi-use trails create 9.6 jobs per $1 million--bu

Central St. Martins student Bharat Bhargava's concept urges strangers to interact with one another. This concept marries some of our favorite things: bikes, good-looking street furniture, and self-generated power. Not only does it provide a bench (always in short supply) but it invites people to hop on the attached stationary bike and actually exert themselves -- and in turn create enough juice to power a streetlight. Altogether, it’s a purpose-driven lesson in urban civics. The idea comes from Bharat Bhargava, a postgrad design student at Central Saint Martins, in London, whose goal was to get pedestrians talking to one another. “The combined functionality allows for social interaction amongst strangers,” Bhargava tells Co.Design. “Using human power, this strategy also addresses ownership issues by allowing users to pedal to power their neighborhood park lighting.” While we’d love to see such furniture installed along the streets of New York, we’re afraid that some of our resident

StemCAPtain — Time to Ride…! StemCaptain is a locally owned and operated small business that produces innovative accessories for bicycles.  Our flagship product is the StemCAPtain Stem Cap Bike Clock.  It replaces the normal, non-function stem cap of a threadless style headset with an analog clock.  We also offer a thermometer, picture frame and compass, and are busy working on other model variations and products.  Please check out our website, or ask for us at your local bike store.  StemCAPtains are  very easy to install . [StemCAPtain]

Sunday, June 26, 2011 First Avenue Street Party  – Food, beverages, children's activities & live entertainment. Kids' Sprints  – There will be two age categories for both the girls and the boys: Ages 5-7 and Ages 8-10. Bike helmets and ribbons will be awarded on the big stage! Registration begins at 12:30 pm at Broadview and First Avenue. Come be part of the fun! Criterium Cycling Schedule Juniors - 11:45 Mens Category 4 - 12:20 Womens Open and 3/4 - 1:10 Celebrity - 2:00 Mens Pro 1-2 - 2:30 Kid Sprints - 4:15 Mens Category 3 - 4:30 Mens Category 5 - 5:30 Corporate sponsor exhibits along race route Courseside concessions, neighborhood parties [Tour de Grandview]

GET TO WORK from Horse Cycles on Vimeo . Horse Cycles is a small one-man custom bike shop tucked away in the streets of Brooklyn, NY. Each frame is made with love and care, innovation and inspiration and is 100% unique. The bicycles are made to fulfill each individuals needs by considering who you are, and where you ride. Horse's goal is to make precision bicycles one at a time using the best possible materials while working in concert with the customer to improve their riding experience. Horse offers a small alternative to a massive production based industry by paying attention to the individual to create something that is made locally, by hand, and with no limitations. †Thomas Callahan horsecycles.com Video by Tray Nelson treynelson.com

FEATURES      Fully CNC-machined from premium 6061 T6 Aluminum billet with a carbon fiber cradle and precision-machined premium titanium bolts. WEIGHT        85 g (34.9mm) SIZE     27.2/30.2/33.9/34.9/35.9/36.1/38.3mm Or upon request COLORS    Black, Gold, Red [Woodman]

 now summer 2011 and have you noticed a change? New York City isn't freaking out so hard about bicycling. More Follow Jason Gay on Twitter Spring was a little shrill and embarrassing. There were crazed media furies about bike lanes, non-stop reports of police crackdowns, hyperbolic worries that the city was transforming into an effete Euro village. If we didn't defend our streets, the cyclists would overtake Manhattan. Mayor Bloomberg and Department of Transportation commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan would open a leg-shaving station in Union Square. One day you'd walk down to the harbor and see the Statue of Liberty sausaged into tight shorts, sipping a Stumptown espresso and thumbing through Velonews. But then a funny thing occurred. It got warmer, more people started riding, and the mania was eclipsed by reality. [continue reading at Wall Street Journal]