If you are a bike enthusiast or just a casual rider, you might want to check out The Bicycle Tutor which provides numerous bike repair video tutorials.  Link.

Enjoy the summer and take out your bikes!

These wood bikes are awesome.  Looking at the comments on digg, it turns out these men are from the mountains in Baguio City, Philippines.  Link to full image.

Jason @ Hackszine writes:

One thing that discourages people from using a bicycle as their primary mode of transportation is that it's a little undesireable to show up to school or work sweaty. In hilly cities, riders are forced to heavily exert themselves during a typical commute, pretty much guaranteeing perspiration and discouraging bicycle use.

Jarle Wanvik, an avid bicyclist in Trondheim Norway, was able to solve this problem with his bicycle lift invention, a cable driven stepping-pad that pushes bicyclists up a steep hill that lies between Trondheim's city center and the University. Though this prototype hasn't been duplicated anywhere else, it's an awfully clever hack that addresses the very real problem of encouraging human-powered urban transportation.

The Bicycle Life: Sustainable Urban Transport - Link.

Here is a video of New York City bike messengers weaving in and out of traffic and squeezing between buses and people on crosswalks.  You'll see some unbeliveable riding here -- not necessarily smart riding, but still cool.

Needless to say, the owner of this bike will be taking the bus home.

So you like to ride your bike and you live in the city of Chicago, but don't know where to ride? Well here is a set of Trail maps. Once you have decided where you ride, you should take a moment and go over the following tips that will help to make your journey a safe and enjoyable one.

1. Make sure your equipment is in good working order.
There are several places along the Lake Shore Drive trail that will do an inspection of your bike for free. Take them up on the offer, it could keep you from having an accident.