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More Choices! 5 Rad New Urban Bike Helmets

Heading out the door without head protection? Not so fast there. The “I can’t find a bike helmet to fit my style” excuse is over. While skate-style buckets used to be the default “urban” option, helmet...

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Increase Your Odds of Recovering a Stolen Bike

The only downside to the growing popularity of bicycling in New York City is that more bikes are being stolen. Bike theft increased by 70 percent between 2011 and last year, according to New York City...

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Need for Protected Lanes on 5th and 6th Avenues

When it comes to protected bike lanes in Manhattan, the ones that physically separate cyclists from traffic, I sometimes feel like a running back who can sweep left or sweep right, but can’t run the...

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The Most Stylish Gear for Cycling Visibility

The end of  Daylight Saving Time is the perfect moment to rethink your urban cycling visibility. Definitely check those essential front and rear bike lights. But think about what you’re wearing, too....

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Super-Light: New Folding Titanium Bike Lock

A lightweight and sturdy bicycle lock? That’s an appealing prospect for everyday cycling in the city. The new Altor folding titanium bike lock, the lightest weight, high-security lock to hit the...

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Is This the Ultimate Theft Proof Bike?

What if people who live in cities didn’t have to worry about their bikes being stolen off the street? Would they start pedaling to work? Would they ride bikes more often and for a wider variety of...

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Give a Beep About City Cycling Safety

Imagine being able to press a button on your bike to send the mayor a message every time you encounter unsafe or worrisome cycling conditions. A new city cycling safety campaign in London called Give a...

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How one New Yorker Beat the Bike Theft Odds

It was a frigid day in February 2015, during the “snowmagedon” that New Yorkers remember well, when Julie Hirschfeld of Brooklyn descended her front stoop and noticed the theft. Her family’s four...

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Classon Bike Helmet Designed for Peace of Mind

Safety, visibility, communication with drivers around us. These are important considerations as we roll onto city streets. The more we can rely on our gear, our street skills and our decision-making,...

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10 Tips for Urban Cycling Safety After Dark

City data shows that fatalities and serious injuries to pedestrians rise after daylight saving time ends and dusk settles earlier during the busy evening commute. It’s a sobering reminder, as well, to...

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