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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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...
Read more →Winter is here and while it may feel like time to curl up into a ball indoors, there are still fun bike related events going on in NYC! Tonight, December 5th from 6:30-9:30pm is Recycle a Bicycle’s Annual Benefit. Tickets start at just $25 and go to a great cause. Join us tonight at Housing Works Bookstore...
Read more →Remember that Levis comercial for “cycling jeans” we posted about? They are coming to NYC. You can stop by the Ace Hotel this weekend Aug 5-7th for what looks like free swag and potential tune ups. Since summer streets is also kicking off this weekend, it could make for a fun cycling day.
Summer Streets takes place on consecutive Saturdays August 7, 14 and 21 from 7:00 am - 1:00 pm. This event takes a valuable public space - our City's streets - and opens them up to people to play, walk, bike, and breathe. Don't forget this year there will be dumpster pools on the streets!...
Read more →Enjoy creative ideas? Make art? Papergirl NYC is looking for “rollable” art submissions by Aug 15th. Papergirl began 5 years ago in Berlin as artists took their art to the streets imitating paperboys. PaperGirl distributes art to strangers on the street by bike after the art is shown in a gallery. This year Papergirl will...
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