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Ride of Silence 2016 - Columbus, Ohio from Alex Trimpe on Vimeo .

Join us for Ride the Elevator 2016. This will be our SIXTH YEAR! This is a FREE ride from Goodale Park. We'll begin gathering at 5:30pm and leave at 6:00 pm. Running late? Feel free to join us mid-ride at Franklinton Cycle Works (around 6:30pm). From there we converge on the Elevator Brewery at 171 N. 4th St. Elevator Brewery is sponsoring this 6th Annual Fundraiser to support Yay Bikes! and Franklinton Cycle Works. Come tour the brewery, and bring in your bike. Entrance fee is $10, you will be handed a beer to pose for a mass cheers photo. At beer 30 (7:30pm) we will pop open our beer and smile for the camera. Afterwards we will get Dick (the owner) to open the taproom and we can all hang out! [Learn more about the ride at Yay Bikes!]

[Learn more about the ride at Yay Bikes!]

In New York City, going car-less is the norm, but in Utah County, it’s a lot less common. One Provo family, though, has been proving it’s very possible — with a little bit of planning. Karen and Joe Spencer have been carless for almost six years now. While some might think it’s environmental, or some sort of statement, for the Spencer family, it was purely financial. In late 2009, the family was living in Provo, where Joe Spencer had an internship while working as an adjunct faculty member. Money was very tight, and as Christmas approached, they came to a point where they had to decide to fix their one car or pay the rent. “We also just found out I was pregnant with our fourth child, and the car didn’t have room for another car seat. So we sold it and paid the rent,” Karen Spencer said on a mild, sunny May afternoon. [Keep reading at Herald Extra]

Aaron and Danny with a cool show at the Lagune Seca race track.

The  4Toz Flyer  steel frame and fork design was created in-house and built by BOURNE workshop x BREW racing frames. You'll travel like royalty to the local pub with a leather B17 saddle by BROOKS controlling your journey through a smartly appointed cockpit with cork grips, levers by PAUL's components, headset by Chris King securely connected by Thomson stem and Easton bar.  A 48-tooth SRAM courier crank transfers H-power to a Sturmey Archer 2-speed kickback hub that turns up the heat on the pavement through fat 20" MAXXIS Hookworm tires while front and rear AVID discs bring you back to earth when things get a little too real. You won't want any excuses to end your fun once it starts so pack all you need on the front and rear racks because it's going to be a long day! p.s.  If your itinerary includes a trip to the store or pub look at the  2SIXrack  by BOU...

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A study by Cambridge University scientists has shown that you gain more health benefits from cycling to work than you sustain damage from the air pollution. The levels of air pollution, especially in the UK’s biggest towns and cities, is  often cited as a reason  why people do not take two-wheeled transport to work and is blamed for causing 10,000 deaths per year. The study, published  in  Preventative Medicine ,  claims that only one per cent of cities around the world would have air pollution levels high enough to negate the benefits of active travel. [Keep reading at Cycling Weekly]