Cyclists in New York put up with a lot. Maniacal cabbies. Clueless pedestrians. Streets riddled with potholes. Expert thieves well-versed in the art of breaking through Kryptonite locks. Halloween presents the perfect opportunity for local bike enthusiasts to scare off their opponents with costumes more intimidating then their lightweight means of conveyance. So it’s perfect that Critical Mass will hold a festively-attired bike tour (starting on the north side of Union Square) around the city at 7pm tonight. More»

[Leonardo Dicaprio riding around Notting Hill. Photos via Getty] Leonardo is on a bike. That’s all.  And I’m for some strange reason FASCINATED by it. If you are too, click below for more photos. If you would like to be the proud owner of a bicycle (strongly recommend it) you should read this: [How to Buy a Bicycle In NYC] More»

Step #1: Find someone who genuinely cares about reducing your carbon footprint to take you: These “earthy folks” are probably already members of the “bicycle club, nyc” and will therefore not only know where the best places to buy one are, but will make sure you know the rules of the road, get the best lock, basket, helmet, etc.  My guide was Timothy Polmateer, co-founder of Envirolution.  I met him through Stephanie Wei, who has been teaching me her “green” ways for months now.

Step #2: Make sure you shop around: Go to several stores, and even ask advice from people who know you as to what bike they think would suit you.  I called my friends and sister to make sure I was making the right color choice (I really wanted red but my favorite model only came in baby blue, or dark purple, after much discussion I settled on the retro blue)…More story and photos:

More»

FROM hamptons.guestofaguest.com: You know summer”s here when you see a bunch of Peewee Herman-esque bikes out and about town. Or maybe its because gas is now pushing $5 dollars a gallon? Anyway, we”ll be trading in our 4 wheels for 2 as much as we can this summer, to save money, to save the environment, and to look super cool of course. More>>