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I’ve combined my love of bicycles with many things, but who’d have thought I could combine it with my 95-year-old-man fashion sense? But now my dream has come true: That’s right, kids. It’s a bicycle bow tie from the fine folks at Beau Ties Ltd of Vermont. Perfect for that special...

Howdy. Check out this extensive look at Bicycle Helmets for the 2009 Season. And thanks to Randal Putnam for the link.

The Initiative for Healthy Infrastructure at the University of Albany has completed its feasibility study on the Central Avenue Bikeway. You can download a PDF of the study at the IHI site.

This came into the RocBike mailbox this morning: Good morning Jason. I just came across your blog and really enjoyed reading it. I am hoping you might take a moment to look at my site www.3feetplease.com to read my story and decide if it is something you think your readers might find valuable. If you...

From Alternet: Trip is to protest mountaintop removal mining by Brittney Moore Sam Evans wants the voices of Appalachian families near coal mining sites to be heard, so he’s cycling to Washington, D.C., to hand-deliver protest letters written by mining communities. “The bike ride for me is...

From the New York Times: By JAN ELLEN SPIEGEL Published: December 31, 2008 Photo: Wendy Carlson for The New York Times After a summer of their dreams, bicycle store owners are facing a grim reality this winter. Big increases in business this year led some shop owners to think that they were largely...

Courtest of Fossil Fool at Rock The Bike:

This was in The Independent this weekend: James Daley: ‘Another cyclist raced up alongside me and started hurling abuse’

The New York Times has an article today about bike fitting: Ouch, My Knee! Is There a Bike Fitter in the House?

This came from NYBC’s Jennifer Clunie today: Dear Cyclists, NYBC has received a number of calls and inquiries re: the LONG BIKE Back event tomorrow (Saturday, September 27th). Like trusty mail carriers, Pearson & Pete have ridden through heavy rain, fierce winds, blistering sun, and treacherous...