Archive for the ‘Global’ Category
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Seattle, Washington Biking
After an amazing time biking around Portland, we took the couple hour train ride up to Seattle, Washington. In addition to the rainy weather, hilly topography, and being the birthplace of the green mermaid peddling Vanilla Frappuccinos to the masses, …
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Portland, Oregon Biking
If you are paying attention to the domestic biking scene, chances are you have heard the city of Portland thrown around as a model for Biking in America. This recognition is not without merit; the city boasts one of the …
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Biking in the Pacific Northwest
After living in Long Beach for over 6 years, I have witnessed the city really emerge as a biking city amongst it’s car-dependent neighbors. Within Southern California, Long Beach is leading the way for creating, promoting, and fostering a local …
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Social Bicycles
Need to find a bike to use for a short trip? There’s an app for that. Well, not yet, but a new start-up company is capitalizing on mobile communications and GPS to create a whole new type of public bike …
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Ditch Your Chain
The Future is here…
Earlier this week, a Hungarian-designed chain-less bike was introduced in Padova, Italy. The bike has been developed by a team of designers at the Schwinn Csepel Zrt. Here is a video that shows how the bike …
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Stolen Cycles for Crack
While bicycle theft is not as a big of an issue in Long Beach as it is in other cities around the world, it has been increasing over the years. As biking has become more popular around Long Beach, more …
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Sharing is Caring
The Long Beach Press Telegram reported last month about the exciting plans to have a bike-share program operating in the city by this Spring. The initial plan calls for over 500 bikes to be dispensed from solar-powered kiosks throughout downtown …
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MarioKart Bike Lanes?
Portland bikers were greeted to playful mariokart graphics on the bike lanes around town. Simple yet effective way to make biking more approachable.
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