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. [...]