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Another Bike Jumble type event has been announced, the “Brooklyn Bike Swap”, for the 5th year now, on Sunday 4/30/2017 from 10:30 am to 3:30 pm, at 224 Franklin Street, Greenpoint Brooklyn (t.d.b. bar). Brooklyn Bike Swap Flyer Photo taken from facebook event According to the event description, admission is free, as […] Today, 4/15/2017, there was a memorial for Lauren Davis at the Greenpoint Reformed Church who was killed by a motorist one year ago on Classon Avenue in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn while biking to work in the morning. In attendance were many of her family and friends, including her mother, sister, and a brother […] The spring edition of the NY Bike Jumble swap meet, the largest bicycle flea market in NYC, is coming again to the Old Stone House in Park Slope on Saturday 5/13/2017. Here is your chance to get a great deal on bicycles, accessories and clothing. At 5th Ave. and 4th Street in Brooklyn, you’ll […] According to a 3/31/2017 article in Bicycling Magazine, Seattle shut down its Pronto bike share on that day, which started in 2014, and expanded to 500 bikes and 54 stations. There are many theories, according to the article, like Seattle hills: and a mandatory helmet law (although it is legal to ride a […] Alternative bike share sighted today at 66 Rockwell, a new high rise at the corner of Rockwell Avenue, and Fulton Avenue in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. According to the upright sign, to become a member, one either needs to download the free Zagster app, or visit their website. Looks pretty cool, the first 4 […] Here is a brief article on everyone’s favorite fixed gear street race by Nick McManus who took some cool poloriod group shots of the MT scene. Speed Demons Were Out In Full Force For The Monstertrack Fixie Race MonsterTrack pre-registration party at Legion Bar in Williamsburg hosted by Le Noize karaoke, 3/16/17. […] Monster Track 2017 snaked its way through the slushy streets of Manhattan with over 60 racers battling it out on brakeless fixed gears. Video of the start down in the finnacial district-Beaver St. Video by: @stayalivestudio http://www.bikeblognyc.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/IMG_0597.mp4 Slow mo of the start by: @losborrachosnyc http://www.bikeblognyc.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/IMG_0615.mp4 Video by: Diablotronyc.com http://www.bikeblognyc.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/IMG_0616.mp4 Congratulations to the winner: Chris Thormann (upper left) This […] According to CNN (this must be #fakenews?!?!), 78 year old great-grandmother, Ethel MacDonald, (not to be confused with the famous anarchist propagandist) has cycled solo more than 10,000 miles across Europe, and North America since 2003. She uses both the Warm Showers and Couchsurfing communities on her trips to save on money for […] As reported widely in both liberal and conservative media, 105 year old Robert Marchand (born on 11/26/1911 in Amiens, France) broke his own world record by completing 92 laps in a curved indoor velodrome at an average pace of 14 mph. The International Cycling Union created the category specifically for him as he […] During a year in which NYC cycling deaths actually increased compared to the previous two years, smart phone manufacturer Samsung produced a TV commercial “Samsung Galaxy: A Perfect Day” posted to youtube on 11/10/2016, which already has over 1,814,000 views, idealizing youths cycling on Brooklyn streets all day on their own showcasing some of […] |
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