Community Building | Utility Cycling

Interbike 2010 Reflections

Posted on 07. Oct, 2010 by Adam Cornette.

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Well another Interbike has come and gone. This year was the final appearance for Interbike in Las Vegas. Next year it is to be moved to Anaheim, CA. I had high hopes for this year’s Interbike. The Electric bike movement seems to be gaining momentum. Bicycle commuting is still growing in popularity and bikes are [...]

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Utility Cycling at Interbike 2010

Posted on 22. Sep, 2010 by Adam Cornette.

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This years Interbike is the last Interbike to be held in fabulous Las Vegas, NV, its home for the past decade. Interbike is the North American trade show for the cycling industry. This includes all things and all products that are involved, even remotely, with the cycling world. Ten years ago, Interbike was buzzing with [...]

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Cycling Community Events

Posted on 14. Sep, 2010 by Stacey Moses.

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Cycling community events can be rides or happenings that are organized to promote the use of bicycles or these events can be traditional community activities that are transformed into cycling-centric ventures. Whether the use of the bicycle is the inspiration for the event or an added ingredient to spice up a classic, bringing individuals together [...]

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Political Activism by Bike

Posted on 22. Aug, 2010 by Stacey Moses.

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Using their bodies and their bicycles, groups of people all over the world organize and pedal to support and defend a multitude of political causes. Riding a bicycle for transportation, for deliveries and for recreation is an obvious solution to many of society’s most considerable issues, and political activism through bicycles has become more prevalent [...]

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48 Hours in Austin

Posted on 13. Aug, 2010 by Ted Johnson.

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Austin, Texas has beckoned me for many years in the form of a college friend who has made Austin her home. And in those years, the only footprints I’ve left in Texas have been carbon–airport layovers, and marathon road trips (where the state was regarded as an enormous obstacle between me and my ultimate destination). [...]

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Austin Nominated for VH1 2010 “Do Something City” Award

Posted on 08. Jul, 2010 by Ted Johnson.

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Austin. As in Texas. Here in Arizona, we have great empathy for our fellow Wild West state. We often find ourselves inadvertently competing to be America’s political punch line. But when you get down to localities and municipalities, there’s a lot about which we can be proud, especially when it comes to cycling culture, and [...]

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Social Action through Cycling

Posted on 28. Jun, 2010 by Stacey Moses.

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Social action, generally speaking, refers to an act performed by an individual or a group to work towards achieving a goal that is valued by society. Bicycles can be used to support different types of social action, such as charity rides in which a bike ride is the main event in an effort to raise [...]

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Community Building: Cycling Organizations

Posted on 23. Jun, 2010 by Stacey Moses.

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At Utility Cycling, we„ve discussed how bicycles can bring together people of similar interests to create communities of likeminded cyclists, and how bicycles can be used not only for transportation, deliveries and services, but also for social gatherings and social action, and self-expression. There is a utility in all of these activities, whether the goal [...]

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The Ride of Silence: Let the Silence Roar

Posted on 30. May, 2010 by Melanie Colavito.

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Every year, on the third Wednesday of May, thousands of cyclists across the world take to the streets to honor fellow riders who have been injured or killed while cycling. This event is known as the Ride of Silence, and it is a powerful way to use cycling as a statement. We have defined utility [...]