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Bern Sessions New York: Part 1 "Squid" from Bern Unlimited on Vimeo . Kevin “Squid’ Bolger, has been an NYC messenger for 20 years. He has been wearing Bern helmets for 9 years. A icon in the streets of NYC, he has seen the city and biking there change a ton. Squid was a pioneer helping to organize early alley cat races in NYC and pushing track bike racing with his velocity tour. Through earning his spot within urban bike culture he has used his fame and reach to help make cycling more safe and accessible to more people. He has served as a Bicycle Ambassador for Transportation Alternatives and helped to educate working cyclists on how to ride safely. To us, Squid is family and a key member of our team. He was the first cyclist that backed our product and helped us push our image throughout the world. We are proud to present a window into squids history, his life and his thoughts on cycling, helmets and NYC. For more info about Squid, check cyclehawk.com   bernunlimited....

Local breweries unite to raise money for the fight against Cystic Fibrosis.  On July 20th, bikers will unite and tour the Columbus breweries. The tour will start at 9 a.m. at North High Brewing on the north end of the Short North and move on to eight other local breweries. Right now the schedule is as follows: 9-930 North High Brewing - Meet by 9. A toast! Leave at 9:30 SHARP 9:45-10:15 Fourstrings Brewing Company 10:30-11 Zauber Brewing Company 11:30-12 Gordon Bierch 12:30-1 Columbus Brewing Company 1:15-2 White Rabbit - Lunch 2:15-2:45 Elevator Brewing Company (Production Facility) 3-3:30 Wolf's Ridge Brewing 3:45-4:15 Barley's Brewing Company on High 4:30-5 Seventh Son Brewing The goal is to offer the breweries, such as Buckeye Lake Brewery, The Granville Brewing Company and Actual Brewing Company, who aren't on the trail to be on tap at lunch at White Rabbit and join in on the bike ride. Tickets are $40 and get riders samples and a brief tour at each stop. Lunch is ext...

Vintage bicycle show and swap meet. When; June the 22ND Where: Links and Kinks bicycle shop 1128 N. Broad street Fairborn Ohio 45324 Time: 8:00 A.M. till ? Vender space - $20.00 Bike entry fee -$5.00 Spectators - Free Awards for- Best BMX bike,Best muscle bike,Best rat bike ,Best original bike, Best restored bike, Best of show and peoples choice http://www.linksandkinks.org/

Helios is the world’s first integrated headlight and indicator system for bicycles; Bluetooth and GPS-enabled intelligent handlebars that add smart features to any bike. Helios handlebars  cost  from £130  and include all the following features: Proximity Lighting  allows your bike to sense your presence and automatically turn on its headlight when you’re near, and off when you’re not. Indicators  – rear lights can blink to indicate turns. GPS Tracking  – keep tabs on your bike via SMS and receive the coordinates of your bike & a Google Maps link to its location within 30 seconds Visual speedo  – The rear-facing LEDs change colour according to how fast you ride Satnav  – Use Google maps to plot a route. The rear lights indicate when a turn is approaching. Ambient Lighting  – Set the rear lights to any colour you want Why aren’t bicycles sold with built-in lights? There is no requirement for a car...

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Credit:  KING / Heather Graf print by KING 5 News Posted on June 3, 2013 at 2:23 PM The City of Seattle has made it a priority to create bike lanes, but a University at Buffalo study has found that dedicated bike lanes are not necessarily the most important factors in reducing the severity of injuries in crashes between bikes and cars. The UB study examined whether cyclists injured in accidents with motor vehicles while traveling in bike lanes had less severe injuries than cyclists traveling in the same lanes as motor vehicles. Previous research has shown that bike lanes do reduce the number of bike-motor vehicle accidents that occur. The data show that other factors, including alcohol use by either the cyclist or the motor vehicle driver, riding in darkness – even with streetlights – and the posted speed limit of a road, are more significant safety factors for cyclists to consider and adjust for than riding in bike lanes. [Keep reading at KIN...

HENRY GRABAR JUN 05, 2013 Carlo Allegri/Reuters City politics, like physics, is a zero-sum game. Progress in one direction produces resistance in another. But for advocates of bicycle infrastructure, the backlash to the boom continues to be a source of consternation. And it's the tenor of the arguments against bike lanes and bikeshare programs – rather than specific complaints about funding, parking or community involvement – that's inspiring all the angst. Invoked to symbolize gentrification, wealth, whiteness, and oppressive elitism, bicycles have become fuel for the demagoguery of tabloid columnists, talk-radio hosts and politicians. In New York, mayoral candidates have scrambled to  distance themselves  from Michael Bloomberg's bike-friendly infrastructure campaign. In Washington, D.C., bike lanes were  a sort of kryptonite  for former Mayor Adrian Fenty, an insult interchanged with "dog parks" or "cupcake shops" to indicate the mayor’s ...

Getty Images In New York City, sharing a bike has become pretty easy. Just get on a bike. It works. It really does. It doesn't matter if you're exhausted by the bike debate, or the alleged bike debate, or whatever this supposedly acid conflict should be called, because I'm pretty sure bikes are nowhere near as divisive as they are sometimes portrayed. I don't know anyone who would identify themselves as 'anti-bike.' I don't actually know what 'anti-bike' means. It sounds more miserable than being 'anti-beer.' Anti-bike? Really? I believe there are some worthy issues about the growing role of the bicycle in daily lives, genuine concerns about safety and responsibility and sharing the road. I know the subject has provoked colorful dissent, including at the newspaper where I work. I definitely know that cyclists can be annoying. I am sure I have been annoying as a cyclist. I am sorry. But I think there's always a solu...

frame - anodised Aluminium size - 28” | 58 cm cc (rider’s hight 170-205cm) weight - 19 kg light:system - 40 lux / lumiring / high power LED drive chain - fully enclosed anti-rust chain brake - mechanical disk brakes front and rear. gearing - automatic 2 speed shifting Motor - 250W front hub motor battery - integrated, 209Wh Range of 30 to 60km - Depending on road, wind, rider weight, speed 3 hours charging time, from completely empty till fully charged. Freewheel function, so this bicycle rides just as smooth without electrical assistance as any other VANMOOF bike. [ VANMOOF 10 - ELECTRIFIED] VANMOOF 10 - ELECTRIFIED from VANMOOF on Vimeo .

Helios adds a variety of smart features to your bike that improve the overall biking experience. These features include: Proximity Lighting  - Allow your bike to sense your presence & automatically turn on your headlight when you're near, and off when you're not. Turn Signals  - Left and right blinkers keep you safe & visible on the road. GPS Tracking  - Track your bike via SMS from anywhere in the US. Receive the coordinates of your bike & a Google Maps link to its location within 30 seconds of tracking. Visual Speedometer  - The rear facing LEDs change color according to how fast you ride, providing you with a visual speedometer so you never need to have your phone out. Turn-by-Turn Navigation  - Find the fastest route to any destination by harnessing the power of the Google Maps API.The rear lights will indicate when a turn is approaching. Ambient Lighting  - Set the color of the rear lights to any color you want. Over half of...

Lazy people riding bicycles in Copenhagen – Photo courtesy of Mikael Colville-Andersen / Copenhagen Cycle Chic   Here in Canada, as in the United States, people tend to generally view bicycles primarily for recreation or sport. Thus, when someone asks me how I arrived somewhere and I tell them I rode my bicycle, they naturally assume that I am athletic, brave, unusual, always late, and I probably need to take a shower. In reality however, I arrive on time, I’m not sweaty, and I rode my bike not for a workout, but rather au contraire, I rode my bicycle because I am lazy. I step outside my front door and hop on my bike because I’m too lazy to go downstairs in the parking garage to get the car. I pull my bike up to the front door at my destination because I’m too lazy to drive around looking for a parking spot then having to walk from the car to the building. I ride my bike instead of taking public transit because I’m too lazy to go to the store to buy bus tickets, ...

Lumigrids is an LED projector for bicycles that hopes to improve safety during night riding. It projects square grids onto the ground and by observing changes in the grids, the rider can easily comprehend the landforms ahead. Lumigrids can be fixed onto the bicycle’s handlebars and the power is supplied by either an internal battery or by the rotation of the bicycle’s wheels. As the designers explain,  on a flat road surface, the grid will consist of standard squares. On a rough road surface, the grids will deform accordingly. By observing the motion and deformation of the grids, the rider can intuitively understand the landforms ahead. In addition, the luminous grids can make it easier for nearby pedestrians and vehicles to notice the bicycle, reducing the likelihood of collision. Lumigrids has three modes with different grid sizes that can be used to adapt to different situations: normal mode (140x180mm), high-speed mode (140x260mm), and team mode (300x200mm). Designers: ...

One of the things I have always appreciated about Surly (long before I weaseled my way into their ranks) is the flexibility of the frames they make.  I don’t mean the flexibility of steel as apposed to other materials to build bikes out of (but that too), what I mean is that you can do so many different things with several of the frames that they make. As an example, my lovely wife has two Trolls and many people would never believe that they are the same basic bike, though you hardcore bike geeks out there would spot it in an instant, to the eye of the nongeektafied they totally different.  She’s got one set up as a standard mountain rig, and the other is a cruiser style city bike.  They both work perfect for what she needs and they ride and feel very different (at least as different as two bikes with the same geometry can ride and feel).  This is achieved with stem height/length, handlebars, saddle, tires, drive train and even pedals. Over the weekend I had...

Optimal fit, comfort and ventilation for the hottest days and the longest rides. Carbon fiber structural reinforcement allows for oversized vents with no compromise on protection. [Mavic]

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