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Ride a Bike to Work for These 5 Health Benefits
Riding a bike to work is a great way to help the planet. When I think of air pollution, my mind drifts to the smog-filled, traffic-caused pollution of Los Angeles. Biking to work is one of many ways that can decrease that pollution, but it also has personal health benefits as well.
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Project Bikeway: Cycling In Style
You've chosen a healthy, low-carbon alternative transportation, and are enjoying the monetary benefits of joining the two-wheel commuters. What more can be said about this eco-wonder? How about the non-style of utilitarian biking necessities?
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How to Go Green: Commuting
Commuting may be a chore but that doesn't mean it can't be green. Jump into the HOV lane on the highway to green with How to Go Green: Commuting.
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Pedal People Haul It All On Two Wheels
Pedal People is a fantastic worker-owned human-powered delivery and hauling service. Popular for years, instead of cars and trucks, they use bikes. While they're located in the Northampton, Massachusetts area, their business is a smart idea for any location. Check out how they work, even in the winter snow!
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Bike Kitchen is DIY Central for Cyclists (Slideshow)
A slideshow featuring The Bike Kitchen, a major resource for cyclists in San Francisco. It is a donation-based, all volunteer repair shop where a low-cost annual membership will get you access to tools and expert help for keeping your bike in shape.
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7 Ways to Create a Bike-Friendly Atmosphere at Work
If you do not bike to work, ask yourself, "Why?" Do you have an answer? Is it because you live too far from work? Are you not biking due to safety concerns? Are you having trouble finding a place to freshen up after your ride? It might be a combination of these things, or it might be that your office doesn't have a bike-friendly atmosphere.
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2 Wheels, Not 4: Pedal Towards Bicycle Activism in 10 Revolutions Per Minute
Choosing 2 wheels instead of 4 is the type of decision that provokes questions, conversations, and debates-and what good is activism if it exists in a preaching to the converted vacuum?
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Be Happy, Be Authentic, Make a Bamboo Bike
Brooklyn's Bamboo Bike Studio does more than just teach people how to make more sustainable bike frames, it helps them reconnect with the products they buy.
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Commute to Work by Bike
It really isn't that hard, will save you a lot of money and you will get very fit.Find a safe and pleasant route: Don't just assume that the route you drive to work is the best route for biking.Often the best bike route includes back streets and side roads which may make your trip slightly longer but much safer and more
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8 Reasons Why Cars Suck, Plus 12 Ways Cyclists Can Stay Safer in an Automobile Culture
We all know cars suck and but with 254,403,082 cars clogging up this planet, cyclists have no choice?except to co-exist with cars. And that can be easier said than done.
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Know Your Car Alternatives? (Quiz)
Whether you've been riding your bike for years or you're ready for a change, learn all there is to know about jazzing up your daily commute. Take our quiz: Know Your Car Alternatives?
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Cycling Tip of the Week: Think Like A Driver, Act Like A Cyclist
I am very fond of pointing out that bicyclists have the same rights, and responsibilities, as drivers. As an avid bicycle commuter and racer, it frustrates me to no end to see cyclists treat the roads like a playground, and drivers treat cyclists as though they shouldn't even be on the road.
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Green Glossary: Planet Bike
Planet Bike, they say, began as "a social experiment that dedicated itself to doing business in a different way. Instead of being just another company that develops and sells products with profit as its end goal, Planet Bike wanted to help bring about positive change for people, their communities, and the environment." They also make useful, quality bike gear.
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Bike to Work Without Looking Like You Did
A survey out of Britain concluded that most women were unwilling to bike to work and cited dishevelment and helmet hair as reasons. The study did not include men, but I assume that there are quite a few dudes who do not want to cycle to work for the same reasons.
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Light Up Your Bike for Safe Riding
There are a lot of great ideas out there for how to light up your bike in order to keep safe while driving in low-light situations. Collected here are ideas for lights to add to your bike, modifications to your bike for better visibility, and clothing and wearables to make you visible as a rider.
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Test Ride a New Bicycle
Buying a new bike is a treat, and not just because a shiny new cycle makes you feel like a kid on Christmas morning in a corny TV movie. But, not all bicycles are created equal. Before you pay out a chunk of change for a new bicycle, it makes sense to hop on, give the handlebars a squeeze, and make sure it's the right bike for you.
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Why Are Bike Commuters Happier Than You?
Well, the title might be a slight exaggeration. Not all bike commuters are happier than you (especially if you are a particularly happy person!), but bike commuting certainly has more chances of making you happy than driving a car or taking public transit.
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