Brian

Apparently, bike messengers are getting the short end of the stick as more and more documents are being sent electronically. Court documents, legal contracts, plane tickets, and many other paper documents that were previously delivered by messengers are now being filed or sent electronically. And that’s hitting bike messengers where it hurts – their paycheck. … Read more

I’m considering having a guest writer do a post. Not just because I’m lazy either. There are plenty of people out there, either cyclists or industry types that have something to say, and they’re too lazy to start their own blog. I’ve been hard pressed to come up with some good interview questions for a … Read more

I’m really upset. A BikeForums member from Philadelphia just passed along this story. Tykeem Law just became Philadelphia’s 218th murder victim this year. He was only 14. He was out riding his bike with some friends, and apparently a motorist thought they weren’t moving fast enough, and started honking at them. The rest of his … Read more

It’s always nice to read that our tax dollars are actually going to a program that may do some good. In Alaska, diabetes has become a concern among Alaska natives. And the The Bristol Bay Area Health Corp. is using grant money to combat this issue. Kids up there are eating more junk food, and … Read more

In Omaha, Nebraska, a police chase ended with one of the suspects in the hospital after crashing into a parked car. Hardly anything that we don’t already hear about every day, or see on the news in California. But the catch is that the guy was on a bicycle. This elevates stupid criminal acts to … Read more

This was passed on to me by one of the moderators at BikeForums.net. She’s a regular reader here, and happens to live car-free in Oregon. A new shop with the catchy name of Clever Cycles opened in Portland recently. Get this, they actually sell bikes you can hop on and ride, even in a skirt … Read more