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Why I Ride #20: To Fly Past the Traffic

May 20, 2012

(Corinne Winter is the executive director of the Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition and a member of the League Board of Directors.) Corinne Winter (Credit: Richard Masoner) I started riding a bike when I was a kid because it was fun: pure and simple. Now it’s still fun, but it’s also so much more. In high [...]

Why I Ride #19: To Live as Nomads

May 19, 2012

(Russ Roca is a bike advocate, traveler and co-founder of Path Less Pedaled) Russ and Lisa I think every cyclist has that moment in their life when they are riding, feeling great and a little voice inside asks, “What if you just kept going?” For Laura and I, that voice got louder and louder until [...]

Week 3 Challenge Recap: Sooooo many donuts

May 18, 2012

It’s a been a big week in the National Bike Challenge. We crossed the 1,000,000 mile mark last weekend, and several days this week set new records for miles entered into the system. As of this glorious Bike to Work Day morning, we stand at 1.5 million miles logged, and over 36 million calories burned. [...]