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• Charges Against Shoved Cyclist Are Dropped

  No surprise here . The question is what will happen to the officer. Posted Sep 05 2008, 12:36 PM by Astoria Bike Filed under: city biking

• My God They're Fast!

  Broadway is already changed ! If my girlfriend keeps up this pace, the whole city could be bike and pedestrian friendly in no time... or at least by the time Bloomberg leaves office . Posted Aug 20 2008, 03:28 AM by Astoria Bike Filed under: city biking

• So wrong

  Luckily somebody was filming. Uh, cops, you should always police like people are filming. That's not necessarily bad. Here's the article in the Times . It's worth reprinting in full: July 29, 2008 Officer Investigated in Toppling of Cyclist... Posted Jul 29 2008, 01:12 AM by Astoria Bike Filed under: city biking, danger

• Invisible Riders

  Roman at Keep It Street Level sent me this link about the immigrant Invisible Riders . In New York, I think the biggest group of invisible riders are all the food delivery men. Posted Jul 27 2008, 06:59 PM by Astoria Bike Filed under: city biking

• New Zealand Bum Flaps

  Add this to the stock at our fictional store: World's Best Bike! The store also features Amsterdam rear wheel locks, large saddle bikes, Egyptian spoke bells, Syrian beaded handlebar grips, and the Genuine Schwinn Transistor Radio Holder (part #00... Posted Jul 27 2008, 06:35 PM by Astoria Bike Filed under: city biking

• For the Hard Core, Two Wheels Beat Four

  There's an article in the Times about commuting to work on bike. It was all same-old same-old until near the end. The article actually mentions and talks about the large but hidden population of bike riders: poor immigrants. So kudos to J. David Goodman... Posted Jul 27 2008, 05:58 PM by Astoria Bike Filed under: city biking

• Hell yeah I'll Ride the City

  Well if this isn't the coolest thing ever! Ride the City . What makes it great is that it gives you both the direct route and the nicest route. With bike lanes. They call it "safest"; I'll stick with nicest.) Outstanding. I can't... Posted Jul 21 2008, 04:40 PM by Astoria Bike Filed under: city biking

• Wheel of Misfortune

  My bike died yesterday. Or maybe not. A few days ago I noticed a creaking sound when I pedaled, but it wasn’t coming from the pedals. It seemed to be caused by some motion when I was on the saddle, so I assumed the seat post had become dry and crusty... Posted Jul 14 2008, 11:53 AM by Astoria Bike Filed under: city biking, city bikes

• Sexy Parisians

  There's a good story in the Times about the Paris bike program ... perhaps coming to a corner near you. I was in Lyon a few years ago and was impressed with the system. I wrote about it on this blog . But there's an important detail, you can't... Posted Jul 12 2008, 09:44 PM by Astoria Bike Filed under: city biking, city bikes, biking in foreign lands, french bike program

• Better Broadway

  Change on Broadway! It's amazing what they can do when they have the will! They're taking out 2 lanes of traffic from 42nd to 34th Streets in Manhattan. Bike lanes are part of the plan. Read the story here . I love Janette Sadik-Khan and the fact... Posted Jul 11 2008, 07:20 AM by Astoria Bike Filed under: city biking

• 5 on a bike

  I saw a man with four kids on his bike today here in Amsterdam. Three in the front cargo space of his bakfiets . One in a backpack-like kid carrier. I wanted to get a picture, but he was biking too fast. Posted Jul 01 2008, 07:32 PM by Astoria Bike Filed under: city biking, Amsterdam

• Bike parking article

  In the New York Times Posted Jul 01 2008, 03:43 AM by Astoria Bike Filed under: city biking, bike parking

• Run red lights!

  This was just left in a comment . It got me so riled up I thought I'd reprint it here. Jamie writes: A woman on a bike who didn't stop for a red light almost hit me and my dog while we were crossing the street. We had a walk sign. There was no... Posted Jun 20 2008, 07:19 PM by Astoria Bike Filed under: city biking, why bikers don't obey the law

• Missed Connections

  Just last week I was in the bike store on 28th Ave (not my normal store, but being able to drink at the Rover while getting a flat fixed is a big plus). A beautiful young woman was looking at bikes saying she'd never biked in the city before. Or something... Posted Jun 20 2008, 02:27 PM by Astoria Bike Filed under: city biking

• Drunken Bicycling in NYC

  Drunken Bicycling in NYC?! I'm all for it! And I've been guilty of it more than once. Now there's a blog . Posted Jun 17 2008, 11:35 PM by Astoria Bike Filed under: city biking