With rising gas prices and concern over auto emissions, more workers are taking to two wheels. But they must navigate an obstacle course of anarchic traffic conditions.

Look, I know you’re just going to scroll right by this introductory text and go look at the pictures of the new Fat Cyclist Jersey.
I don’t blame you. Heck, I’d do the same thing myself.
So for now, I’ll just give you some general info (which you can ignore), and I’ll put the details [...]

It was a frigid night in late 2004 when the lights went out on a potluck dinner of frustrated bicycle enthusiasts.

Product: Rubena Harpie Tires
Specs:
Harpie 26×2.25 780 grams comes with the Cut Enemy casing. This allows us to use a stronger lighter material in preventing flats.
Cost is $45USD per tire.
Compound is a Natural 55

This is what the Czech home page says, by the way, Rubena is made by the Czech Bicycle Tyre [...]

As usual, I spent this past weekend in my metaphorical crow's nest, scanning the horizon for the arrival of The End. And sure enough, a mast appeared. I removed my Cone of Smugness and peered into my Spyglass of Vigilance, only to see a ship so laden with Apocaliciousness that most of its hull was below the surface of the water. Yes, that's right: Monster Track 2008 has been cancelled. If you don't know what Monster Track is, it's apparently the Lollapalooza of alleycats . The organizers have issued the following press release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The organizers of Monster Track 2008 have decided, after careful consideration, to cancel this years main race. This decision did not come easy and was debated at length.  read more »

As one cyclist was lying dead in the road, another lay dying, and a third was writhing in agony, the Deputy is reported to have paced the road, saying "my life is over" and "my career is over."

I swear, if one more person emails me a link to that high school kid who built a wooden bike, I am going to lose my mind.
For the lucky ones among you who haven’t yet received this email chain, an online woodworking newsletter has an article about Marco Facciola, a 16-year-old kid who built a [...]

Dear Readers, In my last column, we looked at an incident which a reader named Jeff had with a snow plow when he went out for a ride in the snow one night (see Attack of the abominable snow (plow) man ). Some readers put the blame on that encounter on Jeff for riding in the way of the snow plow. In that column, I promised that this week we would look at some of his other encounters with a local police department. As you will see, he has quite a story to tell about law enforcement ignorance of the very laws officers are supposed to be enforcing. If we are going to maintain our right to the road it will take more cyclists like Jeff. Just as this country needs real patriots to stand up and defend our eroding civil rights, we need more cyclists to stand up for cyclists rights.  read more »

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By day, I work at a high-end bicycle shop that happens to be two blocks from the bustling Pike Place Market, Seattle’s cruise ship terminals, and the neighborhood meth-dealers. Needless to say, we get a WIDE range of people coming...Mark V