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Where: Utrecht, Netherlands (Population 300,000)
According to a Rutgers study, 27 percent of trips in the Netherlands are made by bicycle. That’s a huge distinction from the U.S., where bike commuters make up just one percent of the population.
What’s more, cyclists in European nations can often (safely) forgo helmets… Read the rest
Regardless of recession, the Dutch are still spending a lot of money on their favorite method of transportation. In fact, the cycle-happy people of Amsterdam spent nearly 1 billion euros last year on bicycles alone, buying 1.3 million bicycles at a price of 713 euros each.
Statistics have shown that… Read the rest
This is not your average sports competition. And it will certainly bring above average athletes from around the country to compete. The beginning of summer 2010 marks the commencement of the Search for the Ultimate Athlete in what will be known as “The Ultimate Sports Competition.” And where better than… Read the rest
Here are a few pictures to motivate you to get on your road bike and explore a lost highway today. Happy trails.
[Via: funzu]… Read the rest
This sweet rocking bike was featured at Designblok 08.
Nice work!
[Photo Via: Pavelm]… Read the rest
I woke up early Sunday morning, put on a Sasquatch costume and rode my bike to a brewpub where over 2,000 fearless cyclists were gathered to face the elements in Portland’s 8th annual Worst Day of the Year Ride. Although my eyes were buried in the depths of the gigantic… Read the rest
The website warmshowers.org is a forum for touring cyclists to help one another out with a place to stay. Much like couchsurfing.com, the site allows users to search different cities for sympathetic folk who are willing to offer up a place to crash for free.
The rules are simple and… Read the rest
The fourth annual BikeCraft bazaar, which will be held at Roots Organic Brewing in Portland on December 10th, is nothing to be intimidated by.
As we all know, craft fairs have the potential to be both dangerous and humiliating for the uninitiated. Kindly, church-going grandmothers shoulder check one another to… Read the rest
Wheels are spinning at the Portland International Airport (PDX) – and not on the runway. This morning Jonathan Maus, an editor at BikePortland.org, confirmed with aviation officials that PDX hopes to become the first airport in the United States to offer bike assembly areas and other services for two-wheeled travelers.… Read the rest
