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A Kid’s-eye View Of The Walk To School
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:34:51 -0700 Only 40 per cent of kids walk or bike to school. Researchers who say it's a missed opportunity for badly needed exercise try to find out why |
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LE Police Department Tips For Bicycle Safety
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:26:36 -0700 Now that the 2010-2011 school year has begun, many students will be riding their bikes to and from their assigned campus. There are a number of things both the parent and the student rider can do to protect the rider, as well as protecting the bike itself when unattended. |
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Bike Share Pedals Into Boulder
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 08:08:24 -0700 A city that has more than 300 miles of bikeways is a cyclist’s dream. Now the bike-friendly city of Boulder has decided to create a bike-share program that gets people out of their cars and on the seat of a bike. |
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Technical FAQ With Lennard Zinn: Bike Creaking Solutions
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:27:24 -0700 Even more solutions for cyclists plagued by mystery noises on their rides |
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New Bikes Push Cyclists Into Electronic Age
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:32:55 -0700 No longer curious contraptions designed by hobby mechanics in garden sheds, electronic bikes have ditched the bulky batteries and become feats of engineering with motors small enough to fit inside the back wheel. |
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Mechanic Conjures A Wheeled Wonder
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:28:50 -0700 Jerry Bertrand is a technician and salesman for Stuart’s Houseof Vacuums. He is also a small-engine mechanic who has riddenscooters, Harley-Davidsons and foreign-made motorcycles. |
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Scraper Bike Movement: Deep Oakland Roots
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:37:31 -0700 To really understand the Scraper Bike movement, one must experience it in its element: the turfs of East Oakland. “ The Deep East ,” as it’s known, is a seemingly endless stretch of inner city, which begins at the east end of Lake Merritt and continues all the way to San Leandro. Like the rest of Oakland, its population is diverse, yet there are more African Americans and Latinos than in other ... |
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Traveller's Guide: Alternative New York Tours
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:39:16 -0700 Hip-hop is to New York what country music is to Nashville. As we walk (accompanied throughout by a hip-hop soundtrack), guide Jerry Dee Lewis, or JDL to use his hip-hop moniker, explains hip-hop's four elements. These consist of DJing, MCing, B-boying (or breakdancing) and graffiti writing. |
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Is It A Bike Or A Motorcycle — What You Need To Know
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 02:08:25 -0700 Just as they borrow attributes from bicycles and motorcycles, motor-assisted bicycles borrow rules from both as well. And Carol-Ann Rolls, volunteer programs and services manager at the Cowichan Community Policing Society, said there are two types of this crossbreed, too. |
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What's Happening In Northern Hunterdon County?
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:08:26 -0700 Movie Night in the Park sponsored by Tewksbury Township Parks Committee, “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs” starts about 8 p.m. Come early and picnic at Christie Hoffman Farm Park, 108 Fairmount Road in Tewksbury. |