Bicycling // Current

What Would They Be?

Ever wondered what the stars of the sporting world would do for a living if they weren't playing sport? Well, wonder no... more

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Car-Free Sundays

If you've ever imagined what a city might be like without cars, check out these car-free days happening soon in Chicago and... more

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The Hummdinger: Bicyling does pay off

Apparently by biking to work I have managed around 200 miles a month on my bike. Which according to their site saves 200lbs of CO2... more

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Follow the Adventures of Team Wonderbike on its Wonderblog

New Belgium Brewing, the creator of that beloved Amber Ale Fat Tire has launched a blog devoted to supporting and promoting the... more

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Tour des Trees

The TREE Fund Tour des Trees has become known for its fun-loving, supportive group of men and women of all ages and professions... more

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Armstrong responds to Tour organizer's 'embarrassment' quip

Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong responded strongly to the Tour organizer's new president's comment... more

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Bike Accidents DECLINE As Ridership Rises

More bicycles on the road means more chances for drivers yakking on cell phones or gorging on McFood to hit one, right? Wrong.... more

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Flickr Bikes Shoot Pics With Solar and Pedal Power

This is pretty bad ass. Better than a one-handed manouver, it is a gadget on wheels. lovely!! You can even download the software... more

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Hot hipsters distress Hasids

Proposed bike lanes in Williamsburg, Brooklyn are being criticized by the local Hasidic Jewish community. They are concerned that... more

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Bank Robber Robs 3 Banks on Bike

A bicycling bank thief has hit three banks in Boston, MA. In each robbery - in Weymouth, Watertown and Shrewsbury - the robber... more

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Why Not in America?

The recent surge in gas prices and growing concern over carbon emissions have goosed efforts to increase bicycle ridership in... more

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Bike Commuting Incentives

It's no surprise that many estimates show more people around the country using their bicycles to get around, and now some... more

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Bicycle makers get a welcome push from polls

Good article on the variants of the industry, politcs, economy and international affairs all surrounding the power of the two wheels. Pedal Power indeed, go India!
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(image) Pedal power: A file photo of activists at a BJP rally. Political parties have begun to distribute bicycles for free to pull in votes.

Commuting concerns
A significant proportion of the working population even in cities—postmen, newspaper deliverers, snack sellers, construction workers and so on— cycle to work every day.
Their cause hasn’t been helped by roads that have no clearly marked lanes for bicycles, making their daily commute a hazardous affair.
In recent terrorist attacks in Bangalore and Jaipur, bombs were found planted in bicycles. That could crimp demand if more cities and states ask buyers of new bicycles for proof of identity as New Delhi already does.
“This will create a problem because a majority of the people who need a cycle, say in a village, do not have any such proof,” says Ishwar Chugh, director, Atlas Cycles, which produced 250,000 cycles last year.
Still, those who have to, and those who want to, use bicycles, even in cities.
Postman Brahmanand Maji in New Delhi prefers to commute on a cycle. “It’s easier to distribute mail on a cycle.”

The children’s bicycles segment of the market is growing by around 18% a year. Several foreign companies such as Sri Lanka’s Lumala and the US’ Firefox Bikes Pvt. Ltd and Trek Bicycle Corp. are present in this market. At around Rs1.9 lakh, Trek’s high-end bicycle costs as much as the least expensive car currently available in the market, the Maruti 800.
“We are saved by the children, and now the government programme,” says Omkar Pahwa, managing director of the Rs325 crore Avon Cycles Ltd, which produces 1.5 million bicycles a month. The company saw its export m argins drop by 3% last year, but domestic sales grew three times “because of government buying”.

Still, India doesn’t have a cycling culture, says Ludhiana-based Avtar Bhogal, who exports axle hubs to Europe. “In Europe, you can expect a chief executive of a company to ride to office. In India, a politician rides for publicity for one day and the media is all over about it. Then, everyone forgets.”
In June, Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party pledged to ride a cycle to work once a week to protest a hike in fuel prices announced by the Union government.
He stopped his pedal-pushing protest last week.
Good article on the variants of the industry, politcs, economy and international affairs all surrounding the power of the two... more