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EMS Bikes

Posted on 20. Nov, 2009 by Melanie Meyers.

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Our last post was dedicated to bicycle police, and the utility of using the bicycle as a vehicle for patrol and law enforcement. Next up in our now 4-part series dedicated to emergency and patrol cycling services are EMS (emergency medical service) bicycles. Originally, I had identified three categories of emergency and patrol cycling services [...]

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Police Bikes

Posted on 18. Nov, 2009 by Melanie Meyers.

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At Utility Cycling.org, we view the idea of utility cycling as encompassing all kinds of cycling activities in which people are using bicycles to accomplish important tasks such as getting to work, delivering packages, selling things, catching bad guys, and saving lives. Wait what? Catching bad guys? Saving lives? By bicycle? And why not, what [...]

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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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Parcel Delivery By Bike

Posted on 10. Nov, 2009 by Melanie Meyers.

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Streetsblog recently posted a request for photos of bikes at work. The result is an exceptional slide show of bikes and people completing a wide assortment of activities from hauling trash and water to delivering packages to cruising to the beach with a surfboard and much more. The photos are from all around the world, [...]

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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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Google & Bicycling

Posted on 19. Oct, 2009 by Melanie Meyers.

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The bicycle blogosphere has been abuzz the last few weeks with news from Google. Two major announcements have been made by the company that pertain to bicycling in the United States.
The first announcement – made on Google’s Lat Long blog – is a major step forward for cycling enthusiasts. The announcement was cleverly hidden within [...]

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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 [...]