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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 shop in nearby Cambridge, 32-year-old Cig Harvey, in search of a gift for her husband, checks out a 1971 Hercules three-speed, while a group of Harvard sophomores looking for a rad ride to school try to score a slightly rusted Raleigh for 50 bucks. (09/05) More

Keyword(s) : School, Group, Raleigh

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

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

‘Ghost bikes' are shrines to victims of cycling accidents

The Providence Journal | 17/05/07

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 ... 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

Out of the Land Cruiser and Onto a Bike

Washington post | 01/05/08

Dark clouds loomed above the acacia forest about a mile behind us. But despite the threat of rain, no one made a move to leave the lakeshore, the destination ... Read

Landis decision due before Interbike

Bikebiz.co.uk | 17/09/07

Interbike's Outdoor Demo starts on September 24th with the indoor convention kicking off on September 26th. If Landis is cleared by the three-man arbitration ... Read

Huffy: Re-Launch on EU Markets

Bike Europe | 22/09/06

The revived US based Huffy Corporation is in cooperation with the Bangladesh based Meghna Group, re-launching Huffy branded bikes in the EU markets. In ... Read

Bike Club Files First Lawsuit Challenging NYPD “Parade Rules”

Streetsblog | 29/03/07

On March 27, the 5 Borough Bicycle Club and several other affected parties filed a lawsuit in Federal court, asking a judge to stop the NYPD's new rules ... Read

Go Ahead, Scare Yourself

Bicycling | 29/03/07

Think about what you want to do cycling-wise in 2007. Now, raise your hand if you set a goal you know you can achieve. In my experience, at least half ... Read

'Less gas, more ass'

Edmonton Sun | 24/05/07

Drivers across Canada will face a major distraction on June 9. Groups of cyclists in Victoria, Vancouver, Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal and Moncton have committed ... Read

Flowers, Love, and Rage

Queens Ledger | 11/01/07

They ranged in age from ten to 60, and they lived in every corner of the city, from St. Albans to Williamsburg, but all 14 of them have this in common: ... Read

Environmentalists stage 'naked' bike ride protest

24dash.com | 19/10/06

A group of brave environmentalists staged a "naked" bike ride through a busy city centre today. Bemused shoppers - many wrapped in coats and scarves ... Read

Photographer snaps 2000 nudes in Amsterdam

The Sydney Morning Herald | 07/06/07

Dozens of women posed naked on their bicycles on a bridge over one of Amsterdam's historic canals on Sunday - a unique sight even in a city famed for ... Read

Spinning made simple

The Sydney Morning Herald | 09/11/06

The scene in Bridget Jones' Diary where Renee Zellweger famously collapses from her exercise bike is more plausible than you think: a session of group ... Read

Bouticycle: new investments?

Bike Europe | 03/05/07

Facing bad results, the shareholders of netHub, owner of bike retail chain Bouticyle and wholsesaler José Alvarez, have decided to recapitalize ... Read

Transcript: Yoshizo Shimano, Chairman of Shimano

CNN | 02/11/06

Yoshizo Shimano straddles two of the world's most influential corporate cultures - the U.S. and the Japanese way of doing business. He heads the family-run ... 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

How to get a super cool bike for £150

Oxford Mail | 11/01/07

When the frame (yes, frame, not chain) on my old Raleigh Pioneer snapped a few weeks ago, I faced two choices. I could pay £100 or so to have the ... Read