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Bike-to-Work in the Bronx

Posted on 31. May, 2010 by Melanie Meyers.

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As National Bike Month comes to a close, we wanted to post one more video about Bike-To-Work Week. This video from Streetsblog asks riders in the Bronx, NYC, why they bike to work. The responses are great, and it really drives home the point that riding to work can be a lot of fun. And if you are inspired, keep riding to work and riding to errands and riding for general transportation this coming June and beyond. Enjoy!

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Bicycle Portraits

Posted on 26. May, 2010 by Melanie Meyers.

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Two South Africans are on a mission to meet, document, and photograph cyclists who elect to use bicycles as transportation in South Africa. The project – Bicycle Portraits – is ongoing throughout 2010, and the final product will be what looks to be a beautiful book documenting all of the people that the two men – Stan Engelbrecht and Nic Grobler – meet this year. Check out a preview in the video below.

Bicycle Portraits from Bicycle Portraits on Vimeo.

Via Copenhagenize.

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UCLA Bike-U-Mentary

Posted on 25. May, 2010 by Melanie Meyers.

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The folks over at Commute by Bike posted this great little documentary last week during Bike to Work Week. The film was made by UCLA Transportation and the Sustainable Resource Center to encourage people to consider cycling for transportation. The video is made with the LA area in mind, but I think it could be pretty much applicable in most urban environments, as it shows two great examples of people who are happy with their daily (bike) commute. Enjoy!

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Scrapertown

Posted on 21. May, 2010 by Melanie Meyers.

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I’m a big fan of the scraper bike movement that started in Oakland, CA. The scraper bike movement is without a doubt also a utility cycling movement, as it is built around ideas of community building, living green, enjoying the bicycle, and in the Oakland context, it is also about saving lives. Scrapertown, the video below from California is a Place (originally seen at Cyclelicio.us), documents Baby Champ, the King of the Scraper Bike Movement. Great stuff.

Scrapertown from California is a place. on Vimeo.

More scraper bike videos at Utility Cycling.org:

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Madison’s Commuter of the Year

Posted on 21. May, 2010 by Stacey Moses.

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In the midst of all of the Bike to Work Week festivities, this video is an inspirational example of a bike commuter who is dedicated to riding all year round, no matter what the weather or distance. Please enjoy Terri Felton’s video that helped her win the title of Madison’s Bike Commuter of the Year in 2008- it is impossible not to smile through the entire clip!

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Mattress Delivery by Bike

Posted on 17. May, 2010 by Melanie Meyers.

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Yes, you read that right. This post is about mattress deliveries by bicycle. In Portland, OR, The Mattress Lot is now offering delivery by bicycle, as well as discounts to customers who come to the store by bicycle. Their custom mattress-carrying bike trailer is very cool!

Via Bike Portland.

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Bananas by Bike

Posted on 14. May, 2010 by Melanie Meyers.

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I highly recommend that you take ten minutes this weekend to check out the video below, in which utility cyclist Dave Demming hauls 400 pounds of bananas by bike. Yes, 400 pounds, which is approximately 1,000 bananas! Dave hauls the bananas on his Yuba Mundo cargo bike as part of a challenge put on by the Cycle 9 bike shop in Chapel Hill, NC. The weight of the bananas clearly makes the bike quite difficult to handle, but Dave maintains his cool and gets the bananas to a free market where they are given away.

Via Cyclelicio.us.

For other great stories of people hauling lots of stuff by bike, check out Bike Trailer Blog.

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Bicycle Rush Hour

Posted on 12. May, 2010 by Melanie Meyers.

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Bicycle rush hour in Utrecht sure looks better than rush hour anywhere else in a car! Check out the video below by Mark Wagenbuur, which was recently posted over at David Hembrow’s site. The video is speed-enhanced, which may have been the reason that Treehugger stated that bicycle rush hour looks a bit frightening. I don’t find it particularly frightening; but I do find it quite appealing! Enjoy.