The Republican National Convention hasn’t even started yet in Minneapolis, but the police are all ready cracking down.

Three members of NYC’s Glass Bead Collective got the shake down in true fascist style.

Local protesters stifledGroup hassled by Minnesota cops in advance of GOP conventionby amy zimmer / metro new york

AUG 27, [...]

Article in the NY times about the new bike lanes on Broadway in Midtown.Ok, I messed with this photo a bit. I love the motorcycle riding in the bike lane.

Front-Row Seats on Broadway, if You DareBy WILLIAM NEUMANPublished: August 25, 2008

As if New York wasn’t stimulating enough already, the city has [...]

Yesterday was a rousing speech by Dennis Kucinich, which I’m sure nobody heard, because it wasn’t popularized, just like most of the Representative from Ohio’s campaign.

Wake Up America…

Here are a few great sources of video from the streets sent to me from breathingplanet.net

First off, an amazing job from submedia.tv. [...]

Wanted to post this bike for sale:

Workman lite Trike for sale.For sale: Worksman Star-Lite Trike, a very solid adult recreational tricycle from America’s oldest bike manufacturer, Worksman (worksman.com). This is a premium model, with 3 speeds/gear settings. It has two brakes: a rear coaster foot-operated drum brake and a hand-operated front drum brake. [...]

This is a new section of my blog where I scan the globe for bicycle related news stories. (Ok actually I just search google)

Today in the news:

The BBC reports that Igor Kent, a local Toronto Bike shop owner was shut down for having over 3,000 bikes, many of them stolen.

article:

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