Community Building

Ride 2 Recovery

Posted on 11. Nov, 2009 by Melanie Meyers.

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Today is Veterans Day here in the U.S. So thank you to all of the veterans and to everyone still serving!
I figured today was the perfect opportunity to write a bit about a program a friend mentioned to me a few weeks ago. Ride 2 Recovery is a program for military veterans that helps provide [...]

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Globe Cycle Follow-Up

Posted on 06. Nov, 2009 by Melanie Meyers.

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You may remember our earlier post about James Bowthorpe of Globe Cycle, who, at the time, was cycling around the world to raise money and awareness for Parkinson’s Disease research. We were fortunate to have James stop by our headquarters in Flagstaff, AZ. James has since completed his journey, and he has done so [...]

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Thoughts on Re-Imaging the Bicycle

Posted on 02. Nov, 2009 by Melanie Meyers.

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I have just been catching up on many of the posts recently about Mikael Colville-Andersen’s lecture tour through the United States. Colville-Andersen’s blog Copanhagenize is a must-read (and oftentimes, view, as there are numerous videos, as well) for sage advice and insight into what makes cycling possible in Copenhagen and around the world.
Although I have not [...]

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Interbike’s Role in Utility Cycling

Posted on 26. Oct, 2009 by Melanie Meyers.

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Interbike is the largest bicycle trade show in North America. Therefore, Interbike should be a cross section of the entire bicycle industry in North America. One could argue, that this has certainly been the case for many years, as Interbike has largely been a cross section of the high-end bicycle industry; high-end meaning race-worthy bikes, [...]

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Interbike Awards

Posted on 13. Oct, 2009 by Melanie Meyers.

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Hi there UtilityCycling.org readers! I apologize for the hiatus, but my MA thesis has now been submitted, and I can now turn my attention to more important matters, such as Interbike. I realize that the blogosphere has been inundated with Interbike related posts for the lasts few weeks, but here is just one more in [...]

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UtilityCycling.org Will Be At Interbike

Posted on 22. Sep, 2009 by Melanie Meyers.

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It’s that time of the year. Time to break out the comfy walking shoes and the sparkly dancing shoes. Time to prepare for the neon-soaked, glitz-infested streets of Las Vegas. Time to brace oneself for the extreme sensory overload that is Interbike.
UtilityCycling.org will be attending Interbike, which is North America’s largest bicycle trade show, with [...]

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(PARK)ing Day 2009

Posted on 18. Sep, 2009 by Melanie Meyers.

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Today is (PARK)ing Day!
For those who are not familiar with it, (PARK)ing Day is a movement to reclaim and transform public spaces – such as parking spots – into temporary public parks. (PARK)ing Day occurs once a once a year for one whole day, and it is a global movement. It was originally started by [...]

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Globe Cycle

Posted on 25. Aug, 2009 by Melanie Meyers.

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File this one under cycling for a cause.
James Bowthorpe is riding around the globe to raise money for Parkinson’s research. James is from London and is a volunteer at a Parkinson’s Disease research clinic based at King’s College London in the Institute of Psychiatry. James originally volunteered at the clinic to get experience in a [...]

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Posted on 20. Aug, 2009 by Melanie Meyers.

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At UtilityCyling.org, we think that the potential for using your bike is quite vast. Of course, you can use a bike for transportation, you can use a bike to make deliveries, you can use a bike to provide a wide variety of services. All of the aforementioned types of uses are relatively straightforward and tangible [...]