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Receive this press release from NYC’s Spokesman Cycles about crafty contest: NYC BIKE SHOP OFFERS $50 PRIZE FOR BEST CYCLING HAIKU (New York, NY, Nov. 30, 2011) As New York City’s Department of Transportation unveils its “Curbside Haiku” safety education campaign, one local chain of bicycle stores is betting its customers are just as [...] I mean really? I saw this flyer posted in my neighborhood in Park Slope Brooklyn. I felt moved and contacted the owner via the gmail address. Amy, wrote back: I will certainly post on bikewatch. We are heartbroken! The bike was well secured with a heavy kryptonite-like heavy chain. It was even [...] The Bird Wheel has done it again, an excellent resource for bicycle information here in NYC. Check out their latest page and meet custom bike builders such as Seth Rosko, Johnny Coast (Coast Cycles) and Lance Mercado of Squarebuilt. Check it out here. [...] Here’s a unique holiday gift idea, a portrait of the New York City cycling community taken by photographer Dmitry Gudkov. All this week he’s having a print sale: In honor of Cyborg Monday or whatever the made-up consumer occasion is, I’m holding a bike portrait print sale. All this week, Monday-Friday, any [...] Looks like the experiment in bike commuting otherwise known as the Biketrain is going citywide: All Aboard the Biketrain – Citywide UPDATE [Nov. 25]: The biketrain is going citywide. If you’re interested in leading or participating in a commuter biketrain in NYC, complete the google form below (tell us if you’re interested [...] Just got an email from Patagonia about two pop-up stores opening in upper Manhattan, and a special promotional screening (tonight) of a new bicycle movie, “Velo.” We’re pleased to announce the openings of the Patagonia Tin Shed pop-up stores in New York. The “Tin Shed” concept stores are named after the blacksmith shopin [...] Today is the Buy Nothing Day critical mass in NYC (and around the planet) Here is a video from 2008 from Team Spider. Let’s Occupy the Streets of NYC, on Bike. 7:00pm, Union Square–Manhattan It’s been a challenging year for the New York City cycling community, fighting the crackdown of “operation safe cycle,” and defending needed infrastructure such as the Prospect Park West bike lane. Advocacy group Transportation Alternatives has been an instrumental player in these issues. As the year draws to an end, they are looking for [...] Outdoor gear superstore REI is coming to Manhattan in the Puck building, 303 Lafayette St. They’re scheduled to have their Grand Opening December 2nd. This is 35,000sq ft space will have a street level bike shop and all the necessary needs for the urban adventurer. Here’s an article in DNA info about [...] |
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