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Lars Klove for The New York Times HAPPY WANDERERS  Members of the New Jersey Randonneurs on the road. A STEADY rain pelted the New Jersey back roads, and the sun had recently crested over Princeton and was just illuminating a small but hardy group of cyclists setting out on a 125-mile ride. In most cycling circles, the distance would be a major undertaking. For this group, it was a mere tuneup. Enlarge This Image Lars Klove for The New York Times Many of the members are training for a four-day, 750-mile ride in France in August. That ride, known as the Princeton 200 for its distance in kilometers, is a brevet, or starting ride for the  New Jersey Randonneurs , a group of long-distance cyclists who turn their cranks over as many as 250 miles in a day and work their way up to continuous rides with distances that might make a trucker blanch. [continue reading at NY Times] Editor's Note: I have ridden a 200k Randonneur and it is a ride that tests not only your  physical, b...

Time Saturday, June 11 ·  10:00am  -  1:00pm Location Wolfe Park, just east of E Broad St & Nelson Rd 105 Park Dr Columbus, OH More Info Nothing special, except that some riders have sensory or mobility disabilities. But we love to ride, so come and join us. JABR provides the opportunity to get to know people with some disabilities and other abilities. Ride 16 miles on Alum Creek trail or 40 miles on trail and roads. Bring your lunch and money for ice cream and pie along the way. Volunteers are needed who can loan a tandem, who can captain a tandem and/or who can provide transportation to Wolfe Park for others. No fee, but let us know (pkovacs@att.net or mary.hiland@wowway.com) by June 1 if you can volunteer or need a tandem captain and/or transportation. Sponsored by American Council of the Blind Ohio, Cycling for All and YayBikes! [Facebook]

SURVEILLANCE IMAGE Authorities are looking for a bank robber who wore a rainbow-colored do-rag and large sunglasses. Man Robs North Side Bank, Then Rides Away On Bicycle Saturday,  June 4, 2011 8:45 AM WBNS-10TV Print Story E-mail Story COLUMBUS, Ohio  — Authorities said a man wearing a rainbow-colored do-rag and a pair of large, woman's sunglasses robbed a north side bank on Friday afternoon and then made his getaway on a bicycle.   The robbery happened at about 12:40 p.m. at the Cooper State Bank, located at 1616 East Dublin-Granville Rd.   After waiting in line, the robber approached a teller while sipping a cup of coffee and passed her a note that said he was armed and wanted cash.  No gun was seen, but the teller handed over money and the robber fled.  [continue at 10tv.com]

Highlights 30+ riders 72 miles 2300+ feet climbing Mid 60's at start, low 90's end Tappan Lake Dennison New Philadelphia Tuscarawas Dover Goshen Uhrichsville Scenic Byway Deersville

Complete Streets: It's About More Than Just Bike Lanes from Streetfilms on Vimeo .

The Biggest, Baddest Bike-Share in the World: Hangzhou China from Streetfilms on Vimeo .

BY ARIEL SCHWARTZ Thu Jun 2, 2011 Expanding highways and roads increases congestion by creating more demand--and building more public transportation doesn't help the problem. A quick drive on one of Los Angeles's many freeways illustrates the fact that having more roads doesn't necessarily prevent traffic. Now a study from the University of Toronto confirms it: Expanding highways and roads increases congestion by creating more demand. And building out public transportation systems doesn't help either; there will always be more drivers to fill up any new road we build. The disheartening study used data from hundreds of metro areas in the U.S. to reach the conclusion that there is a "fundamental law of highway congestion," which essentially says that people drive more when there are more roads to drive on--no matter how much traffic there is. As a result, increased building of "interstate highways and major urban roads is unlikely to relieve congestion of t...

All proceeds go to the  Recovery Center  of Fairfield County to distribute to drug addiction and awareness programs. [Tour de Cause]

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How to Handle Bike-Car Accidents, Part 1 Flickr image courtesy of Joseph Nicolia. I Was In A Collision—What Should I Do? By Bob Mionske It was an unusually bright sunny February day in Portland; I was on a ride and had a tailwind, so I was moving along pretty well. Suddenly, without warning or signaling, a driver made a right turn in front of me—a classic “right hook.” I had a moment where I saw what was happening, and attempted to turn right along the trajectory of the car, but just before impact I had to accept that I was not going to make it. She stopped mid-turn and I t-boned her right front quarter panel. I did a long flying aerial somersault and landed flat on my back and back of my head. After paramedics checked me for head and spine injuries, I went to emergency for x-rays. I was “lucky”; when my head hit the pavement, my jaw snapped shut, and I “only” broke my front teeth, dislocated my shoulder, and had my hips slammed into the pavement. continue How to Handle Bike-Car Accid...

Third Hand is growing beyond what we ever imagined, and we are looking for a new space.  If you are a realtor, know someone with property, or would like to help us fundraise, please think about volunteering on our Moving Committee.  We are looking for grant writers, property hunters, benefit organizers, private donors, etc... We would love to stay in our neighborhood (Weiland Park/Italian Village) and double the shop space we have now.  We are looking for a building or warehouse with the following specs: -At least 3000 sq ft. -Under $100,000 -Garage bay ideally to bring in lots of bikes -Bathroom -Climate controlled (to be able to use in the winter)  We are not very picky about other details as our volunteer crew is ready to put in hard work to make the new shop perfect!  Ideally we will move in our slow season (this winter).  If you have any information or ideas, please get in touch with us at  info@thirdhand.org.   Thank you! [Third Hand]

Time Monday, June 6 ·  6:30pm  -  9:30pm Location 3rd Hand, 174 E. 5th Ave. $5 and up to however much you want to give! Benefit touring bands and 3rd Hand with your donations.   RVIVR (Olympia, WA raw pop-punk from some biking maniacs) THE CREDENTIALS (Boston, MA street pop-punk, biking with crusty chains in need of lube) DELAY (Cbus, I hear they only ride BMX and peg each other to band practice) THE SIDEKICKS (Cbus soul punk, do they make a four person tandem?) The idea is to have the show in the garage/parking lot area of 3rd Hand. If noise becomes an issue (it is a Monday) show will be moved to Monster House. Come AT 7PM! [Facebook event]

Erica Swallow   Associate Editor, Partner Content, Mashable Sperm bikes, electric cars and biodiesels, oh my! Converting your company's transportation fleet to an environmentally friendly one can be a daunting and costly process, but the change can bring significant cost savings–and you're helping preserve our planet, which is a noble cause not to be taken lightly. These seven companies have introduced innovative ways to make their companies' transportation more eco-friendly. Read on for more details and let us know about interesting alternatives you've seen around your neighborhood. 1. Nordisk Cryobank's Sperm Bike Nordisk Cryobank, a European sperm bank, recently launched its " Sperm Bullitt ," a sperm-shaped bicycle with a custom cooling system for transporting sperm samples to nearby fertility clinics. The Sperm Bullitt is also a moving advertisement for the Copenhagen-based sperm bank. The  website URL  written on the side of the bike translates to ...

Photo by Nitish Kumar Bihar is the least literate state in India, with women’s literacy as low as 33 percent. Now the government   says a bicycle-reward program is turning that number around . In the last five years Bihar has spent half of the state budget on improving school education. By its most successful scheme, providing cycles to Class 9 and 10students, it greatly reduced the drop-out rate amongst girls in the state where female literacy at 33 per cent is the lowest in the country. The first year of providing cycles in 2007-2008, brought 170,000 girls to Class 9 which has now risen to 500,000. [read more]

Event Schedule 62.8 miles 6:30am 45.2 miles 7:30am 26 miles 8:30am 18.4 miles 8:30am 8.2 miles 9:00am (Families and supervised children welcome) Kids' Rally 11:00am for children 8 and under (1-mile ride through Sawyer Point) Celebration 9:30am - 1pm (food, entertainment, kids activities, music and more!) Registration - Adults - $35.00  Includes a t-shirt and goodie backpack Children (12 and under) - $15.00  Includes a t-shirt and goodie backpack Late Registration starting Monday, June 6 at 5PM $45 adults, $20 children 12 & under [Ride Cincinnati]

Thursday, June 2, 2011   03:10 AM BY  DEAN NARCISO ERIC ALBRECHT | DISPATCH Sam Ferrell, 11, of Upper Arlington, helped to raise more than $4,000 for last year's tour, even taking Pelotonia donations in lieu of birthday gifts. Sam Ferrell considers himself to be as skilled and safe a rider as the grownups, especially riding alongside his father. And he has trained and sacrificed to raise thousands of dollars for cancer research. But the 11-year-old has been told by Pelotonia officials that he's not welcome to again participate in its Columbus-to-Athens bicycle tour. Riders now must be at least 14, and those younger than 16 will have to stop in Groveport (23 miles) or the halfway point in Amanda (43 miles). The change in the event's third year is intended to balance safety with a growing adult participation and relatively few younger riders, organizers say. "Our ride has expanded so much faster than we expected ... and the under-15 (segment) is such a small pe...

Highlights 16 riders Goodale Park Hal & Al's Possum Holler Pizza (Obetz) for dinner Three Creeks/Alum Creek trail 30 miles (others mileage may vary) Mid 80's temps and humid