Join the bicycle law firm Vaccaro and White for a bike mechanic appreciation day 5/16 @ 7pm @ 169 East Broadway New York, NY. Meet some nice local #bikenyc folks and grab a free drink!
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It’s bike month and there are many great events lined up. Three of my favorites include… 1. Goldsprints at one of my favorite shops, Red Lantern Cycles on May 9th @ 7pm. $5 to race, $50 to win. 2. Transportation Alternatives’ Bike to Home from Work party under the Manhattan bridge May 17th @ 6:30 – 9:30pm...
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The much anticipated Citibike bike share in NYC is set to launch this summer after a year plus of delays, one of which was hurricane Sandy. Mechanics at the share have been systematically disassembling and reassembling each bike due to water damage. Each bike takes 2.5 hrs + to take apart and clean because of it’s...
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Yesterday I had the opportunity to attend Recycle a Bicycle’s 18th birthday party. The attendance at this year’s bash as compared with last year’s was significantly higher – an indicator of the progress happening for safer streets. It was a friendly group of New York City...
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A few weeks ago, we helped organize a Hurricane Sandy relief ride from Bicycle Habitat, Brooklyn. It was an eye opening, collaborative experience on which even Bike Snob came along. As we made our way through the dense traffic of Flatbush Avenue, still several miles from the devastation on the Rockaway Peninsula, many people hollered out words...
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The weather is colder (sort of) but that hasn’t stopped the number of bike related events in NYC. Here are some interesting events happening in the next few weeks. Designers & Books Fair 2012: October 26-28 at the Fashion Institute of Technology Conference Center in New York City is a design book fair, presented by Designers...
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I saw this video a week back and it blew my mind and made we wonder how the carbon bike didn’t crack in half. Enjoy!
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Two weekends ago I had the opportunity to go Mountain Biking just outside of New York City on Blue Mountain Reservation. Located in Peekskill, NY it is about two miles north of the Cortlandt station on the Metro North. I went for the Fat Tire Festival where I was easily spoiled demoing the Trek...
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