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Why I Ride #30: Strength, Endurance and Confidence

By bikeleague | May 30, 2012

(Elizabeth Williams is the founder of Cali Bike Tours in Long Beach, Calif.) Elizabeth Williams I remember my mother teaching me to ride my bike with training wheels as a…

Green Lane Gets More Women Riding in LA

By bikeleague | May 29, 2012

There’s no simple or single solution to get more women riding bikes in the U.S. In 2009, women accounted for just 24 percent of bike trips and the reasons for…

Why I Ride #29: To Sweat a Little Every Day

By bikeleague | May 29, 2012

(Grant Petersen is the founder of Rivendell Bicycle Works and author of JUST RIDE from Workman Publishing.) Grant Petersen (Credit: Martin Sundberg) I ride a bicycle because… I want to…

Why I Ride #28: Bicycling Makes My Life Complete

By bikeleague | May 28, 2012

(Pilar Perez is a student at Brooklyn International High School in Brooklyn, NY, and a bike mechanic at Recycle-A-Bicycle) Pilar Perez My love of bikes began when I was very…

Why I Ride #27: The Single Most-Satisfying Profession — Bike Share

By bikeleague | May 27, 2012

(Parry Burnap is the executive director of Denver Bike Sharing.) Parry Burnap on a Denver Bike Sharing bike I am mostly a bike commuter and errand runner. I replace relatively…

Why I Ride #26: To Connect With Friends

By bikeleague | May 26, 2012

(Jenn Fox is an environmental engineer; and a Board member of the League and the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition.) It’s hard to believe but there are only six days left…

Bike Month Roundup: Angels and Superheroes

By bikeleague | May 25, 2012

We’re coming into the home stretch of May and the final innings of National Bike Month have been action-packed. Last Friday, of course, thousands of people from coast to coast…

Week 4 Challenge Recap: Ride for Transportation and Recruit a Friend

By bikeleague | May 25, 2012

As you might imagine, everyone here at the League of American Bicyclists is participating in the National Bike Challenge. For the most part, we’re utilitarian cyclists. We ride to work.…

Why I Ride #25: No More Car Payment, Far More Fun

By bikeleague | May 25, 2012

(Omar Martinez is a bicycle commuter in Portland, Ore., and a participant in the Community Cycling Center’s “I Ride” campaign.) Omar Martinez (Credit: Ben Latterell) I’ve been interested in cycling…

Michigan Students Make Headlines with Celebratory Bike Ride

By bikeleague | May 24, 2012

Zac Totten wanted to go out with bang. Little did he know that his senior bike ride idea would make national news headlines. The senior at Kenowa Hills High School…