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(Andy Clarke is the president of the League of American Bicyclists.) Andy Clarke riding a stage of the Tour de France Growing up in England I followed a similar path…
(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…
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…
(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…
(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…
(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…
(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…
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…
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.…
(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…