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Ready for another “Best” list for bicycling?

Here we are sliding into fall — for many the end of the bicycling season — and suddenly we're beset with lists of “Best” bicycling cities and trails.

The latest to chime in is the Washington Post, which touts New York City as having the potential to be the best bicycling metropolis in the US, then lists suggestions from Adventure Cycling Association and Bicycling magazine for their top 10 bike friendly cities.

Why New York City? …

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Another bike giveaway program bites the dust

First the Bicycle Man's Tiffany Pines Community Outreach Center in North Carolina got the boot. Now Bike Again! in Halifax, Canada, is out on the street.

What's their connection? Both supply the space and labor to rebuild used and broken bicycles for children. Moses “Bicycle Man” Mathis has given away 8,000 bicycles to area kids over the years; Bike Again! estimates it has fixed up 1,800 bikes in the past six years.

The eviction of 69-year-old Mathis from property …

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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/10/01/another-bike-giveaway-program-bites-the-dust/

Bianchi Pista

Bianchi shows bikes at Interbike 2006. Photo by Steed Cycles at flickr.com

Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/10/01/bianchi-pista/

Floyd Cycles at Interbike

Very stylish cruiser by Floyd Cycles. photo by ctpctp at flickr.

Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/10/01/floyd-cycles-at-interbike/

SyCip at Interbike

Utility bike with front and rear racks by SyCip. Photo by ctpctp at flickr.

Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/10/01/sycip-at-interbike/

Ellsworth at Interbike

Ellsworth comfort-style bike with NuVinci transmission. by ctpctp at flickr.com

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Orbea Dama

Orbea Dama displayed at Interbike 2006. Picture by sarahlabam at flickr.

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Calfee bamboo bike

Calfee Designs showed this bamboo bike at Interbike 2006. From ctpctp at flickr.com

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Kids on Sammamish River Trail

Sixty-strong peloton raises money for school music programs by cycling on Sammamish River Trail.

Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/09/30/kids-on-sammamish-river-trail/

The West's Top 10 City Bike Rides

A few days ago I mentioned that the Seattle Burke-Gilman Trail had been named among the West's Top 10 City Bike Rides by Sunset Magazine. What are the other 9, you ask?

Leading the list is the Paseo Del Bosque Trail, left, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The 16-mile bike path, which runs along the Rio Grande, has no street crossings along its entire length. It also has no water or restrooms. The flat trail passes beneath the busy highways and is a good place to see coyote, road runners and migrating waterfowl. …

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