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Pedestrian Tunnel.
Jarrow, England

Tyne Cyclist and Pedestrian Tunnels

Home to the longest wooden escalators in the world.
Hertfordshire, England

The Nickey Line

Cycle, walk, or run up and down on an old historic railway path.
A row of "mystery bags" has taken the place of visitors browsing shelves.
bookstores

A Bookstore in Boulder Pivots to Bike Delivery of 'Mystery Bags'

They're filled with handpicked books and a bag of tea or coffee beans.
Micah Ling April 15, 2020
Here's looking at you, dandy horse.
cursed objects

4 Vaguely Historic Anniversaries We Overlooked in 2018

Our bad.
Matthew Taub December 26, 2018
Permanently Closed
The bike dome.
Whitehorse, Yukon

Bicycle Wheel Dome

A spoke-tacular artwork constructed from recycled bicycle rims.
Vintage bikes such as this 1941 Schwinn were key to the development of mountain biking.
Fairfax, California

Marin Museum of Bicycling and Mountain Bike Hall of Fame

Centuries of biking history are nestled in the shadow of the birthplace of contemporary mountain biking.
A contemporary Tour of Flanders rider zooms through a green landscape.
sports

What Footage From 1980s Bike Races Can Teach Us About Climate Change

Ignore the Lycra—look at the flowers.
Cara Giaimo July 9, 2018
A satellite view of Jarvis Island, where thousands of people have pretended to bicycle.
maps

Jarvis Island, the Cycling Hotspot That Wasn't

Why an abandoned guano atoll was once one of the most popular virtual bicycling routes in the world.
Cara Giaimo January 29, 2018
An antique bike.
Bailleau-Armenonville, France

Musée Ateliers des Pionniers

A small museum of antique transport that's a must-see for bicycle lovers.
bridges

A Unique, 3D-Printed Bike Bridge Has Opened in the Netherlands

The small-but-mighty structure is the first ever to be printed out of reinforced concrete.
Cara Giaimo October 18, 2017
Spanish tennis player Lili de Alvarez shows off her divided skirt at the North London Tennis Tournament in Highbury, London.
sports

How the Skort Went From Rebellious Garment to Athleisure Staple

The skort has always been a divisive piece of clothing—literally.
Tanya Basu September 21, 2017
Bike parking congestion outside Utrecht's Central Station.
transportation

Utrecht Just Wheeled Out the World's Biggest Bike Parking Garage

The structure will hold 12,500 bicycles—and some cyclists fear it's still not big enough.
Cara Giaimo August 8, 2017
British cycling troops during the Battle of the Somme.
Meriden, England

National Cyclists Memorial

The obelisk honors the cyclist troops who were killed during World War I.
The 90th anniversary recreation of Malcolm Cambell's first world land speed record in his Sunbeam-powered car.
Pendine, Wales

Pendine Sands

Several land speed world records were shattered at this Welsh beach.
Washington, D.C.

Arizona Avenue Trestle

The span is crooked and made from two older recycled bridges.
Lt. Moss rides alongside the men of the 25th.
military history

America's Short-Lived 'Black Army on Wheels'

The existence of the 25th Infantry Bicycle Corps, the first U.S. experiment with military bicycles, was brief and uncomfortable.
Eric Grundhauser June 23, 2017
The fish bikes across Lewis Park pond.
University City, Missouri

Fish on a Bicycle

University City's quirkiest resident lives in a park named after its first.
news

Some Cyclists in Omaha Improved a Bike Lane With 120 Plungers

It was an improvement that didn't suck.
Eric Grundhauser May 17, 2017