bikes

Ditch your car for a bike why doncha!

After picking up the world’s largest wind turbine back in May, Britain’s Queen Elizabeth is now introducing some local green changes to her Scottish residence. First order of business? Having her bodyguards do their patrolling of the grounds on bikes rather than in Range Rovers.

If the price of gas has you looking at alternative methods, why not consider the greenest machine around? With the right bicycle and some planning, you can start commuting to work and save money! Here are some tips from the IBF on how to get the most out of your ride to work.

A "Green Contest" in Sweeden awarded a man a new bike for having what many think is the most "wasteful" drive to work every day.  This guys lives 200 meters from his work, and still instists on driving there EVERY DAY!

I love discovering an occasional gem of a Website during minutes (hours?) of random Internet browsing, and today I found a real diamond: RUBARB, which stands for “Rusted Up Beyond All Recognition Bikes.”

Started by volunteers in March 2006 — about a half-year after Hurricane Katrina and the levee-failure flooding of New Orleans — RUBARB was inspired by a much-repeated experience of hurricane cleanup crews: pulling bicycle after unused, flood-damaged bicycle from the mountain

Yes, yes, the trend is catching on. Bike riding is up, car driving is down. It really is a no brain’er! Gas is getting too high and people are starting to make the choice, drive or bike?

Cuba has lifted the ban on electric bikes and other electronic items as new President Raul Castro wants real progress for the nation.

These bikes are made from bamboo, but are just as strong as "normal" bikes. The price may throw you off, but they look really nice...

Peak Moment 88: City Councilor Scott Walker of Port Townsend, Washington is working to build a walkable, bikeable community where the car is not essential. As a result, the town has designated manyundeveloped streets and "connectors" as non-motorized routes. He says, "Build safe, convenient facilities for walking and biking, and they sprout people." Watch Janaia test ride Scott's electric bike, which "flattens the town" as if there were no hills.

MIT student cyclists are using pedal power to run laptops and supercomputers in two different challenges.

The Matra MS1 is a French-made electric bike that is actually a human hybrid vehicle as well with a 62 mile range that can be extended by pedal power.

Save the environment, just don't be a dork about it.

A Beijing entrepreneur is trying to jump start bicycling again in Beijing by renting bicycles by the hour, a day or a year.

Hydrogen bikes have made their debut in China this week. In Shanghai, one manufacturer unveiled its hydrogen fuel cell bike that has my advantages over electric bicycles.

There's no more Earth-friendly mode of transportation than bicycle. Better yet, bikes can last decades -- making them an attractive secondhand purchase. Here's a checklist that will help you locate and size-up the perfect used bike.