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Cycleway near Dorking, Surrey.
infrastructure

Resurrecting the Forgotten Bike Highways of 1930s Britain

The United Kingdom built hundreds of miles of protected bike lanes—and promptly forgot about them.
Sarah Laskow May 11, 2017
Watch for falling drones.
news

Drone Meets Cyclist and It Ends Badly

Please don't crash your drone over a bike race.
Eric Grundhauser May 10, 2017
Pizzo during his round-trip ride from New York to Los Angeles.
bicycles

The Adventures of Tony Pizzo, Who Rode Around the U.S. Handcuffed to His Bicycle

It all began with a wager made by Fatty Arbuckle.
Garrett Hein April 7, 2017
The installation includes a pink metal track.
Seattle, Washington

The Wall of Death

A "sinister, whimsical, tacky, and really orange" public art installation hidden under a Seattle bridge.
A section of Woodward Avenue circa 1910.
roads

When Cyclists, Not Drivers, Led the Charge for Better Roads

In the 1800s, American roads were bad.
Rich Jensen March 31, 2017
Soooo many bicycles!
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Bicycle Heaven

With 3,000 bikes on display, the world's largest bicycle museum includes some famous rarities.
Riding the banks of the Mississippi
Port Byron, Illinois

Will B. Rolling Mississippi River Statue

A 30-foot man on a penny-farthing bicycle rides along the banks of the Mississippi.
infrastructure

Trucks Have Been Blocking Bike Lanes in New York City Since 1899

Also wagons, carts and carriages.
Sarah Laskow October 4, 2016
Madison Square Garden during the six-day bike race, c. 1900.
sports

America’s Short, Violent Love Affair With Indoor Track Cycling

A fun Friday night once meant going to the velodrome to watch cyclists collide.
Nathalie Lagerfeld September 27, 2016
video

Watch These Racers Book It on 5-Foot-Tall Penny-Farthing Bikes

Daring competitors still race on the high wheeler bikes today.
Lauren Young June 2, 2016
An early flying machine.
Owls Head, Maine

Owls Head Transportation Museum

Every plane, auto, and bicycle in this collection is kept in working order and are regularly demonstrated to the public.
A 1900s-era bicycle—Edmond Edmont's tool of the trade.
bicycles

Do You Like Dialect Quizzes? You Have a French Bicyclist To Thank

How a 19th century "human transcribing machine" inspired generations of linguists.
Cara Giaimo April 22, 2016
roads

Found: A 1902 Motorcycle That May Be the First to Make It Across the U.S.

George A. Wyman's bike has been missing for decades.
Sarah Laskow April 21, 2016
roads

Retracing the First, Forgotten Motorcycle Ride Across America

George Wyman took 50 days to get from San Francisco to New York in 1903.
Sarah Laskow March 4, 2016
maps

GPS Doodles Turn Your Workout Into an Art Project

Tao Tao Holmes February 8, 2016
mountains

Video Wonder: Mountain Unicycling

Tao Tao Holmes January 25, 2016
objects of intrigue

Object of Intrigue: Two-Wheeled Transport for Regency Dandies

Ella Morton December 22, 2015
transportation

Places You Can No Longer Go: Smithville Bicycle Railroad

Lucas Adams September 3, 2015