Our Energy Secretary, Steven Chu, was apparently an avid bicycle commuter until now, and wishes he still could, but security concerns are getting in the way. I wonder why his security team can’t just ride with him…guess they would be afraid of getting run off the road? Check out the full story at the Huffington [...]
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Cannondale shifting all production to Taiwan
via TexBiker.net – Cycling Sports Group (formerly the Cannondale Sports Group) plans to consolidate all North American product development, marketing and business management functions for the four cycling brands Cannondale, Schwinn, GT and Mongoose to Bethel, CT, said Dorel Industries in a press release this week. Bike frame manufacturing will shift from the Bedford, PA [...]
Traffic Fatalities Down 10% in 2008, Transit Use and Cycling Up
According to data in a USA Today Story on the 4th, deaths from motor vehicle accidents were down approximately 10% across the country in 2008 from previous years. The primary reason for this drop? Americans were also getting out of their cars at a record rate – we drove 112 BILLION fewer miles last year. [...]
