The Guardian: Lager replaces Pimms in bike polo revival
The pre-polo social scene on Brick Lane is not one the regulars at Cowdray Park would recognise. There are no designer frocks or upturned Ralph Lauren collars, and the scruffily hip spectators choose cans of lager over champagne and Pimms. Yet urban bike polo, which has sprung […]

The Age: Recycling
A Melbourne man is using the humble push bike to create a greener, fairer world. Kathleen O’Connell reports. Bill Bretherton is living the maxim. No matter how many times you fall off, you have to get back on the bike. Even after four months of your life have disappeared.
Not that the 27-year-old remembers […]

ABC Online: Hand-cyclists crank through Gippsland
A team of hand-cyclists are cranking their way through Gippsland this week as they complete a ride from Orbost to Melbourne to raise awareness of people with disabilities and the benefits of an active lifestyle. One of the riders, Stuart Tripp, formerly of Traralgon, spoke to ABC Gippsland’s Gerard Callinan […]

Anchorage Daily News: Bicycles built for 40-year marriage
The Turnagain Arm cruise was just one more in a quest that has led them to bike beautiful sites in nearly every state. The couple were seeking relief from winter when they traveled in 1992 to Hilton Head Island off the coast of South Carolina. In addition […]

Vancouver Province: If we really want to go green, why don’t we solve this bike-theft mess?
Just over a year ago, I fell victim to an all-too-common Vancouver crime. I walked out of my office one afternoon to realize that my trusted commuter bike had been stolen in broad daylight. At the time, I was […]

Javno.com: Chanel Launches Costly Vintage Bike
A vintage fashion bike as a continuation of a debate on global warming will find its way into Chanel stores.Chanel has decided to launch their most recent fashion accessory: an ergonomically designed bicycle with eight speeds. The bicycle has been integrated into Chanel’s spring/summer 2008 assortment, as legacy of the […]

Daily Free Press: Bikers on mission brave streets
For the average pedestrian, weaving through cars, rolling over manholes and struggling through construction sites are minor inconveniences. But for the tough-nosed Boston bike messenger, deftly navigating a citywide obstacle course is a common occupational hazard in which any uphill track poses a threat to business.
“Bike messengers can […]

icCoventry: I won’t stop pedalling till I see Gran
Fundraiser Emma Richardson has completed a gruelling bike ride - and achieved a childhood ambition. As a youngster, the former Higham Lane School pupil had always wanted to cycle from her Nuneaton home to see her grandma in Somerset. Now the 29-year-old has finally got […]

Havelock News: Cyclist to pedal for wounded warriors
To Michael McGuinness, pedaling 62 miles is a small sacrifice. The Havelock resident and retired U.S. Marine will gladly go the distance in the Soldiers Ride Carolinas Challenge, a cycling event created to raise money for the Wounded Warrior Project. “If it makes a difference, I […]

University Daily Kansan: Geared for change
Subversive cyclists want a piece of the street and to change your mind about grassroots traffic. Nearly 100 bicycles, some lacking brakes, others modified and accessorized, have gathered in front of Wescoe Beach. None of their riders are wearing spandex suits. Someone is in a cow costume. […]

Commercial Appeal.com: Sharing bike skills can solve social ills
In mid-August, more than 200 cyclists crowded into the Pittsburgh Filmmakers School for the fourth annual Bike! Bike! Community Bicycle Conference. The diverse collection of cyclists represented 62 bike shops from three continents, and the international flavor couldn’t distract from the unifying goal of each group: […]

New York Observer: The Spokes-Models
Get a Helmet, Morning Glory! Beautiful—SCREEECH!—Roadkill! Who Are These Schwinn-Pumping, Flower-Shlepping Sirens? Where Do Gisele, Naomi and Chloë Think They Are? Shropshire?
Oh, carefree bicycle nymph, what thrilling secrets do your tires conceal? This anonymous beauty coasts down Broadway.
On a recent sunny Saturday afternoon, Vikki Eichmann was striding through the Union Square […]

The Gazette: Hop on a cool cruiser for a relaxing ride - Bicycles without shocks and gears gain ground
Deirda Schaneman loves bikes but she is never going to ride in the Tour de France. “I’m not what you’d call a speedy person. And I don’t like how most bikes make you sit hunched over,” she […]

Detroit Free Press: Cycling in freedom’s footsteps on the Underground Railroad route
The sun is burning down. I’m partway through a five-day ride tracing the path our enslaved ancestors took, risking their lives seeking freedom. As soon as I learned the Adventure Cycling Association was sponsoring a bicycle tour that followed the route of the Underground […]

Star Tribune: Cities’ dueling bicycle events create some challenges
More than fun is riding on the outcomes of parkway bike tours scheduled for successive weekends in St. Paul and Minneapolis. When the first Minneapolis parkway bike tour was scheduled for a week after the 13th pedaling of the St. Paul Classic, Mary Morse […]

Philadelphia Inquirer: Make way for the bicycles
No death cabs - for Cutie, or anyone else. No trucks, no buses. No roaring demon motorcycles barreling down behind you. For a few sublime hours Sunday morning it will be possible to ride your bike along many of Center City’s major arteries - the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, […]

BBC Online: Massive crowds due at bike event
A car share scheme and new cycleway have been created in a bid to cut congestion and pollution at a major mountain bike contest. About 40,000 people are expected to attend six days of competitions around Fort William, starting on Tuesday. It is the first time the UCI […]

International Herald Tribune: In Tokyo, bikewear for on and off the road
Despite their love affair with the automobile and motorbike, Tokyoites have never lost their love for the bicycle. Cyclists are on every street and crossroads in the city, braving traffic, bad weather and car fumes.
Many people now ride distances of 30 kilometers, or 18 […]

Russia Today: UK diplomats cycle to war memorials
Staff at the British Embassy in Moscow have begun a 10-day cycling tour of war memorials in Russia. The 3-man team will visit monuments in eleven cities from St Petersburg to Volgograd to pay tribute to those who fought and died in World War Two. The trip […]

Belfast Telegraph Local Heroes - Cycling: On your bike
Read all about it - Andrew’s on hunt for cycling success It’s not that unusual for a teenage boy to have a paper round to get a little extra cash. What is out of the ordinary, however, is for that job to be used as […]