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Cycling Infrastructure Fails: Which One Is the Worst?

February 21, 2017 at 8:49 am

Urban cycling

Every cyclist is filled with a warm glow when their city decides to spend some money building cycle infrastructure. We’re easy-to-please taxpaying citizens. Let’s have a look at how that money’s spent.

Cycling in These Cities Is Worse for Your Health Than No Exercise at All

February 16, 2017 at 12:55 pm

Urban cycling

However rare the case may be, extreme levels of pollution can sometimes cancel out the benefits of cycling. World Health Organisation named a few cities in particular where only 30 minutes of riding could potentially harm your health. You probably don’t have to worry about…

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Mumbai Mess: The Ultimate Bike Courier Race through Indian Megalopolis

February 13, 2017 at 2:32 pm4 min watching

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What happens when three of the world’s best bike messengers face-off in complete traffic chaos? Six kilometres through rush hour madness is not a feat for the faint of heart in any city, but in Mumbai? Well that is a whole different story.

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Mumbai Mess: Meet Three Messengers Who Dared to Race Through Mumbai Traffic

February 13, 2017 at 2:32 pm1:20 min watching

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Meet the world-class messengers who faced-off in a bike courier race through Mumbai and listen to their special playlists.

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VIDEO: Immerse Yourself in an Incredible 360° First-Hand Mumbai Experience

February 13, 2017 at 2:32 pm12:54 min watching

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There’s a silent deal in our society that our lives are creepily speeding up and we’re fine with it. Or at least pretend to be. But the whole ‘life’ schtick can sometimes bend the backs of even the most devoted workaholics and high achievers. So…

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Legacy of the Dabbawalla: The Most Effective Couriers in the World

February 13, 2017 at 2:32 pm

Safety

Intuition, that’s the name of the game. To be an effective bike messenger, you need nerves of steel and catlike reflexes. Yet those who have fallen in love with this time-honored profession live for the rush and take great pride in their exceptional punctuality and…

Top 10 Cycle Friendly Cities: Which One Is the Best?

January 30, 2017 at 11:53 am

Urban cycling

Do you love cycling around town? Is your city proud of its cyclists? Have a look to see if your city makes our Top 10 list – or tempts you into moving somewhere that is…

TOP 10 Worst Cities for Cycling

January 27, 2017 at 8:27 am

Urban cycling

As cyclists, we’re all happy to look up the best cities for cycling and perhaps plan our vacations around those destinations, but what about the worst cities? Which cities around the world are awful for cycling? Now, I am not talking about cities within conflict…

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Can Better Infrastructure Bring More Women to Cycling?

January 26, 2017 at 6:12 pm

Road cycling

Urban cycling is a topic that will never run dry – partly because of its rising popularity among citizens and partly because cities itself are starting to make it their top program priority. However, if we leave out The Netherlands, women make only about a…

7 Things That Make a City Truly Bike-Friendly

January 23, 2017 at 11:03 am

Urban cycling

Rock stars New York City’s Department of Transportation looked no further than Talking Heads front man David Byrne when they were looking to raise the profile of cycling in the notoriously unfriendly city. Byrne designed bike parking that’s as much about winning over ageing rockers…