Pennsylvania's tourist bureau made these ads to promote cycle touring:

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It's like The Office of cycling, and I'm pretty sure the sidekick is another Schrute cousin. The people who made it have watched a lot of cycling interviews. I've seen guys just like these in more than a few documentaries.

Part 2 is here.OK, they're not technically public ( Read more... )

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a guy stops purse thieves on a scooter by hurling a bike at them.

Back in July, I posted about an off-duty firefighter who shot a cyclist, because the firefighter thought the cyclist was endangering his child by riding on a road.

The charges were reduced by a grand jury to assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, and he recently pleaded guilty. He was sentenced to 120 days in jail anger management ( Read more... )

mizerychick's mother wants to give her brother a new bike for Christmas. He lives in Philly, so a shiny new bike will attract more attention than is good for keeping it. I'd rather restore an older bike and make it as nondescript as possible ( Read more... )

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here are a few cycling PSAs that focus on the positive side.

a sweet one from the city of Geneva:


and one from the city of Gothenburg

You can watch this video on www.livejournal.com

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Russ Roca, who gained some fame in the cycling community as the eco-friendly bicycling photographer of Long Beach, and Laura Crawford, a jeweler, have sold all of their stuff and now live with only what they can carry on 2 bikes.

They are blogging their adventures on The Path Less Pedaled and will be interviewing other people with interesting ( Read more... )