We came across Harry Zernike wearing this fabulous jersey plus kit today. Zernike is part of the FGX Racing Team, a sub-team of the Century Road Club Association in New York City. The team is sponsored by FGX.com, Zernike’s company, 9W Magazine, Veselka’s (the Polish-Urkrainian restaurant in New York’s East Village,) and several other sponsors....
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By Jen Benepe The Ghost Bike carried to it’s final resting place by Peter Meitzler is this week’s bike of the week. Meitzler painted the bike in his studio and then carried it along the route of the Ghost Bike Memorial ride, which eventually ended in Queens. Cyclists from all of the five boros...
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A group of cyclists, all visiting from Japan were touring the New Jersey side on Sunday. They rented their bikes at Tread Bike Shop on 204th St. in Manhattan, then rode across the George Washington Bridge. They planned on doing 2 hours of riding, they said. Most of that will be below the GWB,...
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We received the latest catalog from the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and after flipping through almost without a thought came upon this page: a full ad for a bicycle now sold at MOMA. With the Brooklyn Bridge placed strategically in the background, the Brooklyn Cruiser sells for $580– or $522 for...
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These three women rode into the city on Christmas Eve day. Jessica, Amanda and Tami are from New Jersey. They drove with their bicycles to Fort Lee, NJ, parked, and rode across the George Washington Bridge. They found their way to 50th St. and Madison Ave., where they stopped for a cup of hot...
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New York, NY, June 2, 2012 We passed this guy dressed in a pink women’s suit riding a small pink bike that looked suitable for perhaps a child. The location? New York City, between 38th and 39th Streets and Ninth Avenue at around 9:20 p.m. today. Any way you get around, what counts is...
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Check out this Video of the Week, thanks to Xtina Roar for sharing. It shows how Raleigh Bikes were made in 1945. If only bicycles were this important to society now, then referred to as “faithful friend.” All images copyrighted by the British Council Film Collection (1945) http://vimeo.com/39401575
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With so many Americans coming back to cycling or trying it for the first time, the effort can be daunting. Will I fall? Can I keep my balance in traffic? Should I ride at all? These are some of the concerns voiced by adults who last touched a bicycle when they were 5, 10...
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And now for this humorous addendum to our article on Bike Chaos in New York: this video from Casey Niestat: A Ticket for Not Riding in The Bike Lane The video shows Niestat getting a ticket from New York’s finest for not riding his bike in the bike lane. He then goes on to...
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Slipstream Sports, LLC, today unveiled its 2011 Team Garmin-Cervélo team kit. As before, the kits are manufactured by Italian apparel company Castelli. However, we really doubt that this version will be as popular as the Test Team Cervelo jersey, which according to Castelli employees, was copied by Taiwanese manufacturers before it even hit a team...
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One day a man rolled up to him and asked him, "Are you gay?" Battifarano replied, no, why do you ask? The man replied, "Because you are riding a pink bike."
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