Read more bikes stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/5646/bikes.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:06:25 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/67799/bike-theft-victims-turn-to-web-posses.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBike owners are turning to newer technology to help nail crooks stealing their rides by posting online pleas to lookout posses, reports the Wall Street Journal . Victims use Twitter, Facebook and other sites geared toward bikers to hook into a nation of eyes watching streets and classified ads for stolen...http://www.newser.com/story/67799/bike-theft-victims-turn-to-web-posses.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 26 Aug 2009 7:18:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64678/despite-cameo-ron-paul-plans-to-skip-bruno.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRon Paul is more likely to be out biking this weekend than watching Sacha Baron Cohen’s Brüno , though the congressman and 2008 presidential candidate has a cameo. “Doesn’t exactly reflect my best moments,” the Texas Republican, 73, told the Hill . Paul appears in a scene in which Cohen, posing as...http://www.newser.com/story/64678/despite-cameo-ron-paul-plans-to-skip-bruno.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 17 Jul 2009 15:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/51535/youtubers-dotty-over-bike-riding-dalmatian.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe latest video to hit the spot with YouTube fans is footage of a bike-riding Dalmatian in Japan, reports the Telegraph . The dog appears to pedal down the street on a small bike with training wheels, stunning pedestrians. The video has garnered hundreds of thousands of hits, with one viewer...http://www.newser.com/story/51535/youtubers-dotty-over-bike-riding-dalmatian.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Feb 2009 5:37:29 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/37408/scraper-bikes-catch-big-ride-on-youtube.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagScraper bike fever is sweeping the globe, thanks to a music video posted on YouTube by teenage friends in Oakland, NPR reports. These tricked-out bicycles are named after big, bright, and bold old-model cars fitted with wheels so large they scrape the rims. Unable to afford a car, the “Scraper...http://www.newser.com/story/37408/scraper-bikes-catch-big-ride-on-youtube.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 14 Sep 2008 13:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/36281/us-slow-to-hop-on-global-biking-boom.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe US remains uninspired by nations that have prodded people to save money by biking to work, the Washington Post reports. Germany, Denmark, and the Netherlands installed infrastructure years ago to benefit bikers and discourage cars, but America—along with Canada, Australia, and Britain—have not. "It is very clear...http://www.newser.com/story/36281/us-slow-to-hop-on-global-biking-boom.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 31 Aug 2008 15:34:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/36078/college-peddles-bike-program-to-go-green.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIncoming freshmen are jumping on a Wisconsin college’s offer of a brand-new bike in return for leaving their cars at home, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. Ripon College aims to save parking spots, and perhaps the planet, with its Velorution Project. The initiative, one newly minted student cyclist says, shows...http://www.newser.com/story/36078/college-peddles-bike-program-to-go-green.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 28 Aug 2008 20:47:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/33934/car-happy-la-proves-hostile-terrain-for-bicyclists.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBicycling to work can be hazardous—and tiring—just about anywhere. Now imagine biking to work in Los Angeles, probably the country’s most car-dependent city. As more pump-pained commuters turn to biking, they’re discovering that many motorists aren’t well versed in sharing, the Wall Street Journal reports. "Drivers scream at...http://www.newser.com/story/33934/car-happy-la-proves-hostile-terrain-for-bicyclists.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 01 Aug 2008 15:49:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/10702/britain-to-fight-fat-in-fit-towns.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn light of dire predictions about the cost of the obesity crisis, England wants 10 previously planned eco-friendly towns to also combat obesity by promoting healthy lifestyles, the Guardian reported today. Among the proposals: more bike lanes; safe walking routes to school and the downtown area; larger and more modern...http://www.newser.com/story/10702/britain-to-fight-fat-in-fit-towns.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 01 Nov 2007 16:56:29 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/4336/paris-gears-up-for-pedal-power.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagParis began offering free bikes at stations throughout the city yesterday in a new initiative to ease car traffic. Cyclists can use any of 20,000 heavy-duty bikes parked at 750 locations around the capital by swiping a transportation card that costs $1.36 for the day and up tp...http://www.newser.com/story/4336/paris-gears-up-for-pedal-power.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 16 Jul 2007 5:10:03 CDT