Bike Messengers

Brakeless fixed-gear bikes picking up momentum

23 May 2012

By Ian McMahan, San Francisco Chronicle Arash Guity can’t stop pedaling. That’s because the “fixie� bicycle he rides to work has no freewheel, which means there is no such thing as coasting. But Guity, a 34-year-old energy consultant, doesn’t see that as a deterrent. He welcomes the challenge of negotiating the terrain on his daily trip [...]

Best Bike Cities In The U.S. 2012: Bicycling Magazine's Top-Rated Towns

23 May 2012

May is National Bike Month, a time dedicated to the Earth- and body-friendly practice of cycling.

In Los Angeles, Drivers and Bicyclists Learn to Coexist

19 May 2012

For years, cyclists in Los Angeles were a renegade subculture. These days, they are downright mainstream.