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Tonight! Brompton folding bike workshop

May 4, 2011

Sure it’s raining, but we’ll still be holding our Brompton folding bike workshop. In fact, we like rain! So there… But seriously, come by tonight and bring your Brompton and your curiosity. Mark will be taking us deep into the world of Brompton folding bicycles to learn a bit more about what makes this folding [...]

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May Is Bike Month!

April 30, 2010

Whether you ride a mountain bike, road bike, recumbent bike, folding bike, or electric bike, this month is for you! Transportation Alternatives put together an awesome calendar of events, so check out their website and see all of the fun Bike Month events they have planned! Also don’t forget about our Brompton folding bike workshop, [...]

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Brompton World Championship 2009

October 22, 2009

I know we’ve been talking a lot about Bert’s participation in the Brompton Folding Bike World Championship race over in London without really explaining just how the event works. This isn’t your standard bike race. When it comes to folding bikes, we like to change the rules a bit. Luckily, we were able to get [...]

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Spokes Of Hope

September 3, 2009

One of the best American folk tales of our generation is of the half-man half-God named Lance Armstrong battling the evil forces of Cancer and conquering Testicular, Brain, and Lung while simultaneously winning the Tour de France seven times. Many mortals bike riders now look up to Mr. Armstrong and have taken up his cause [...]

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NYC Century Bike Tour

August 25, 2009

It’s the last week to register for the NYC Century Bike Tour sponsored by Transportation Alternatives! Taking place on Sunday, September 13th, this all-day event is for all cyclists, from first-time riders to time-trial racers. Pick one of five routes: 15 miles, 35 miles, 55 miles, 75 miles, or 100 miles. Every route begins in [...]

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Summer Streets

August 12, 2009

Imagine a road, three lanes wide in both directions, spanning 7 miles of the busiest city in the country, and reserved solely for cyclists and pedestrians. It sounds like just a crazy dream in this bustling city, but it’s becoming a reality. For six hours on Satuday morning, you can experience pure exhaust-less bliss on [...]

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Bicycle Film Festival

June 11, 2009

The bike fun never ends here in New York! From June 17th – 21st, the Bicycle Film Festival is coming to Manhattan. The festival includes non-promotional films about biking, live music, art galleries, bike parades, and street parties. NYCeWheels will be teaming up with the festival on Saturday, June 20th, and at our tent we [...]

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May is Bike Month in New York City!

April 30, 2009

Have you ever felt under appreciated as a biker? Do you get frustrated when you see trucks parked in the bike lane? Do you get honked at by irritated taxi drivers unwilling to share the road? Well here’s your chance to let loose! The month of May is full of bicycle-friendly activities aimed to promote [...]

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Use the powaaa. Electric powaaa.

March 3, 2009

As you already know if you’ve been following our blog, the eZee electric bike Katima to Cape Town Ride saw Rupert Nanni (an environmentalist, trail guide, and cyclist) and Wai Won Ching, founder of eZee electric bikes riding the eZee Torq across Africa. 3,000 km over 14 days. Well, the ride was completed! And it went [...]

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Summerstreets NYC 2008

August 2, 2008

Play, run, bike, walk, breathe. Electric bikes, folding bikes and scooters are welcome to the biggest outdoor party in NYC. Summer Streets, the biggest car-free event in New York City history, is on the horizon. We are calling all cyclists, e bikers, folding bikers, kick scooterists, walkers, joggers, dogs, families and New Yorkers to come [...]

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