Tampa Bay.com: Commuting by cycling
Seasoned cyclists give encouragement and advice to commuters who want savings and exercise. Bicycle to work? In Florida? Are you nuts? That’s a reaction that every bike-riding commuter has heard at one time or another. Nevertheless, a new campaign called Tampa BayCycle is trying to get 1, 000 people in Pinellas [...]

Herald-Sun: Cyclist’s death shatters community
Ben Mikic’s idol was Lance Armstrong and he dreamed of one day competing in the Tour de France. But three days after learning he had been accepted into the Illawarra Academy of Sport, the 15-year-old was killed by a four-wheel-drive as he trained for his next big race. The [...]

Mineral Wells Index.com: Local cyclists plan to take part in Ride of Silence
A local “Ride of Silence” is planned in Mineral Wells for May 16. The event will take place beginning at 6:30 p.m. at 214 S.W. 26th Ave. at Dr. Ramsey’s parking lot adjacent to Palo Pinto General Hospital. “We are riding in memory [...]

BBC Online: Hammond ‘prefers cycling in town’
Top Gear’s Richard Hammond Hammond says he is ridiculed by Jeremy Clarkson for riding a bike Top Gear host and motoring fan Richard Hammond has confessed to preferring cycling around town to driving a car. The BBC Two presenter also told GQ magazine he understood concerns about global [...]

South Bend Tribune: Time to share the road?
South Bend tries to make room for bicycles alongside cars on streets. The city has started to carve out room for bikes on the street. Yellow street signs depict a bike and beckon: “SHARE THE ROAD.” They follow an age-old Memorial [...]

Muskegon Chronicle: County lending plan will let riders check out bicycles
When you need something to read, you always can go to the library and check out a book or magazine. Soon, if you don’t have a way to get there, you’ll be able to check out a bicycle at the Muskegon County Health Department. [...]

Illawarra Mercury: Cyclist’s passion inspired family
The sight of Year 10 students Alex Tomlinson and Ben Mikic cycling through Mittagong of an afternoon was not unusual. The two best mates, both aged 15, were mad about their cycling and trained almost every day after school. Last Friday was no different, but as the pair [...]

Winnipeg Free Press: Tories would end PST on bikes – $3 million proposed for cycling paths
No PST on bikes, promised Tory Leader Hugh McFadyen Sunday. Starting in April, 2008 – assuming the Tories form government – McFadyen will make all new bicycles PST-free in an effort to improve the environment and promote active lifestyles. [...]

WHIO Dayton: 101-Year-Old Still Pedaling Bicycle
At 101-years-old, Clair Duckham, who co-founded the Dayton Cycling Club in 1961, pedaled his low-riding Whiz-Wheel trike from Vandalia to Troy Sunday morning under ideal bicycling weather in celebration of his recent birthday. It’s a trip that Clair said he has made hundreds of times over the years. [...]

Wilmington Star: Mean Streets – Officials hope plans will make area roads safer for pedestrians and cyclists
After slamming into the side of a car while riding his bicycle at more than 25 mph, sailing across the hood and landing on his head, shoulder and elbow on asphalt, Bill Bolduc’s prognosis could have been worse. He [...]