If only all rush hours looked like this!

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Thousands of bikes are stolen every year in the U.S.

Kryptonite lock, releases a yearly list of the 10 wost cities for bike theft. Philadelphia, Chicago, New York and San Francisco are the worst four. Several studies imply that fear of bicycle theft discourages many riders. Some of them give up biking permanently after having their bike heisted. (more…)

(Treehugger.com) Work Bikes, Freight Bicycles, Cargo Trikes, Utility Bicycles, Industrial Bikes — or whatever you want to call them — have been been with us for almost as long as the original safety bicycle itself. (more…)

In 2006, Anne Feely was diagnosed with brain cancer and told that she didn’t have long to live.

Instead of resigning herself to this fate, she got educated and fought back. In less than a week’s time, she will cycle across America from San Francisco to Washington, D.C. with her friend Gundy and her dog Walter to raise awareness and funds to fight brain cancer.

Learn more about the Brains On Bikes campaign, and learn how to get involved with local support events at BrainsOnBikes.org.

Image: Brain cancer survivor Anne Feeley and her friend Gundala Hennig train for Brains on Bikes, a ride across the USA to raise money and awareness for brain cancer research. (Photo by Animal Monday – All Rights Reserved)

One great thing about the Bike Co-op is that nothing goes to waste. Abandoned bikes are fixed up and given new homes with owners that will appreciate them, and clunkers are gently dismantled and recycled into replacement parts and even reassembled into completely new two-wheeled marvels. But what about when the parts are beyond repair? (more…)