The Monday Roundup

In Japan, a brazen bike thief has been spotted listing bikes for sale online before he or she even steals them – and more of the world’s bike news this week.

Did you miss the best bike stories on the web last week? If so, peruse our roundup to catch up… — Probably the biggest story of last week was a NY Times article about the “sea of bikes” that “swamps” Amsterdam. It’s a situation playing out in many Dutch cities — they can’t build bike … Read more

The headline is sure to grab some attention. Lots of great bike stories to share from the past week, so let’s get right to it… — The folks at the Copenhagenize have done some interesting work on bicycling behaviors based on video footage in “Choreography of an Urban Intersection“. — This “Biking wisdom in 10 … Read more

Your summer of bike fun is far from done, but most of it from now on will involve more fabric. In the meantime, here’s the bike news that caught our attention this week.

Here’s the bike news from near and far that caught our eyes in the last week: — Everybody’s talking about this amazing video of a Wall Street Journal editorial board member telling us what she really feels about bikesharing in New York City. Definitely worth waiting through a 15-second Honda or Chevron ad to see … Read more

Welcome to a new week of bike news. Before we get started, let’s look back at the noteworthy stories you might have missed last week… — There was a big debate last week about people who break traffic laws while bicycling. It started with a post on The Atlantic Cities titled, “Cyclists Aren’t ‘Special,’ and … Read more

“People who drive less than average tend to subsidize their neighbors who drive more than average.”— Todd Litman, Victoria Transport Policy Institute Welcome to Monday. We’ve got a lot of great stories to bring you this week. But before we do, below are a few of the noteworthy items and other fun stuff you might … Read more

Before we get to another great week of bike news, let’s take a look at last week’s best stories… — Did you catch that crazy video of a guy on a motorcycle who hit someone riding a bike in the hills above Los Angeles? Turns out it was a group ride being led by none … Read more

Oh good, I was beginning to worry. Here are all the best bike news stories and other tidbits we came across last week… — How committed is the NYC DOT to safe streets? They recently placed “Street Safety Managers” at intersections of high-volume bikeways. — Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer was hospitalized after taking a … Read more

Trike-share! (Photo: B-cycle) Lots of fun stories, news, and other stuff to share from last week, so let’s get started… — It is truly exciting to watch the launch of CitiBike bike-share in New York City. According to Streetsblog, over 4,000 people signed up for a membership in the first 24 hours. — Almost as … Read more

Nope. That’s not going to work.(Photo the Magnificent Octopus/Flickr) Here’s the local and national bike news that caught our eyes this past week… — Our friends in New York City are freaking out right now because their Citibike bike share system is hitting the streets and membership is now open. — With a bold plan … Read more