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Bicycle Commuting as an Urban Safari

One of the best things about cycling, even in winter, is that it brings you closer to your surroundings than car travel or public transportation. You might wonder how close you want to be to your surroundings in the middle of winter, but here in Boston, it’s been unusually mild and snow-less (and for that [...]
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Great Britain and Great Transportation

Just last week, we told you about the 2 Mile Challenge. CLIF Bar is trying to encourage people to ride more, especially for shorter trips, by providing a way for participants to track their mileage, and then converting the mileage to the amount of pollutants that were not released in to the environment because of [...]
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Ride More, Drive Less: The 2 Mile Challenge

Last week, we looked at a report from The Wall Street Journal that suggested a link between exposure to fuel emissions and neurological disorders. While driving is sometimes necessary, we know it’s not great for our health: as part of a sedentary lifestyle, it can contribute to type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and now, even [...]
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MTB Trail Maintenance Basics

Mountain biking is a great way to enjoy the outdoors. If you’ve got the bike and the skillz, nothing beats a sunny afternoon on the X70 hammering down single track, or working your way through a rock garden. Even if you’re just out cruising on the X50 on something a little more tame – say [...]
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Electric bikes 101

We recently returned from Eurobike, the largest bike industry trade show in the world, and one of the primary themes that dominated the show was E-bikes. What Are E-Bikes Put simply, e-bikes are bicycles assisted by an electric motor, most of which travel at a speeds up to 20 MPH. In many cases they are [...]
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What does cycling mean to you?

Now that National Bike Month has passed now is the perfect time for cyclists to keep the momentum gained in May and reflect on what it is we love about the bike and share with our non-cycling friends why the draw to two wheels is so strong. I’ll start the list here but the number [...]
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Earth Day 2010

Hope you are all out enjoying the day and riding your bike. Here are some great websites, just to name a few,  where you can learn more about Earth Day and helping to protect the earth for future generations: http://www.earthday.org/ http://www.nature.org/ http://www.edf.org/ Did you know: Half of the oxygen in the air is produced by [...]
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Men’s Journal Features the New Montague Full Size Single Speed BOSTON!

Montague Boston “Witness the world’s first 700c-wheeled, single-speed folding bike. If you live in a flat city and don’t mind arriving with some sweat on your brow, then you’ll also appreciate the Boston for its sturdiness and simplicity. [$769; montaguebikes.com] OUR RATING: 8/10″ -Men’s Journal Men’s Journal’s “Gear” section gives men an insight into everything [...]
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Bicycle Retailer Reviews the Brand New Line of Montague Folding Bikes!

Jason Norman of Bicycle Retailer and Industry News published a great article describing the new line of full size folding bikes. He starts off with a quote that seems to be straight from Star Wars: “Montague Corporation is going where no mainstream folding bike manufacturer has gone before-into the realm of 700c”. He continues on [...]
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