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‘Ghost bikes' are shrines to victims of cycling accidents

Their first date was on bicycles. They took their two children to school on bicycles. They toured the world on bicycles. Bicycles were a major part of the lives of Dr. Carl Henry Nacht and Mary Beth Kelly. Nacht, a Manhattan internist, even made house calls on his bike. (17/05) Read

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Pupils pedal length of Africa in virtual bike race challenge

Bikeradar | 15/05/08

Some 80 schools are taking part in the first ever national Bike It virtual bike race - a 7,500-mile journey from Cairo to Cape Town, based on the route ... More

Wheeling through history

The Phoenix | 09/05/08

n a cramped basement in Watertown, collector Michael Kaplan squeezes another box of parts next to his $10,000 1934 Schwinn Streamline Aerocycle. At a bike ... More

Weights Help You Hang

Bicycling | 09/05/08

Sprinters and climbers know that strength training is essential for increasing their max power, but Norwegian researchers have found adding weights to ... More

New cycling test set for children

BBC | 07/09/06

A new cycling proficiency award aimed at preparing children for the present traffic and road conditions has been launched. Bikeability will be awarded ... Read

Neck break teacher's bike quest

BBC | 07/06/07

Dave Griffin, 43, severed his spine demonstrating a trampoline bounce to pupils at Llanishen High School in Cardiff in 2005. But just six weeks after the ... Read

Riding a bike for long periods can cause difficulties

Kontraband | 02/03/07

When a new report from Harvard Medical School suggests that riding a bike for long periods can cause temporary erectile difficulties, nothing is said about ... Read

Pedal power

The Guardian | 12/04/07

In his first three years at secondary school, Kevin Kane's mum was spending more than £5 a week from her tight family budget so he could get the ... Read

Strida is splashed all over tabloids thanks to Royal patronage

Bikebiz.co.uk | 28/09/06

A paparazzi pic of Lord Linley talking his daughter to school by bike is today featured in The Mirror, The Daily Mail and The Express. These latter two ... Read

Donate your old bike to Africa

BBC | 28/09/06

Jole Rider repairs any type of bike and gives them to children in Gambia whose walk to their secondary schools can be more than 10 miles each way. The ... Read