As the family expands, the mainstream would push us towards a mini-van, but instead of the second car we have chosen "longtail" bikes. With a Surley "Big Dummy" frame and Xtracycle accessories, we can carry a lot with remarkable versatility -- groceries, people, lumber, even other bikes -- all without the advanced planning we found necessary with trailer use. Our 6-year old is regularly riding 5 miles one way with us, but on long or difficult routes (like the "super steep" hill near grandma's house), she and her bike get a lift. Granted, we haven't added a dog yet, but (more...)

MIKAEL COLVILLE-ANDERSEN Writer/director/photographer/blogger to speak at Brita Climate Ride 2009! Denmark‟s leading bicycle ambassador and advocate, the multitalented Mikael Colville-Andersen, visits New York on September 27-28. The occasion is Brita Climate Ride 2009 from New York to Washington D.C. as well as the opening in Portland of the exhibition Dreams on Wheels on Danish cycling culture for urban sustainability. Colville‟s passionate and tireless commitment to the debate on cycling as an environ-mentally friendly, viable, and sustainable transportation alternative, has won him invitations to speak on several significant occasions during his U.S. tour. Colville has a broad background in various media (more...)

Meet the Warner family of Massachusetts.  Their family has two of the youngest riders, 12 and 14 and the oldest rider at 82 years old.  Their story, told below by Lee Ann, is a tale of courage and a call to action. "Several years ago, My sons and I were diagnosed with Hashimotos disease and were told we'd need to be on medication for the rest of our lives.  After much medical searching, we finally found the root cause of the problem - a very high build up of mercury and lead in all of our systems.  Even though we (more...)

Speaker Series Brita Climate Ride 2009 Special thanks to the Embassy of Denmark – COP15 United Nations Climate Change Conference (speakers subject to change, speaking events take place from 7-8:30 pm each night and are open to the public, please email caeli@climateride.org if you are interested in attending) Kick-off event at Central Park Zoo (limited seating) 9/25: Per Stig Moller, Foreign Minister of Denmark Dr. James Hansen, head of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, renowned climatologist, Time Magazine top 100 influential people, and winner of the 2009 Carl-Gustaf Rossby Research Medal, the highest honor of the American (more...)

Join the ride of a lifetime. Already 150 people signed up.  Get your spot now. 1) Fundraising prizes to be announced next week! Here are some of the awesome thank-you prizes provided by our donors.  Get your fundraising groove going and you may be the winner of a Specialized bike, a rafting trip in Glacier National Park from Glacier Guides, a cool Rickshaw commuter bag, Specialized helmets, Pedro's bike tools and more! 2) $10,000 Fellowship Winners!  Spearfish Bike Collective in South Dakota and Project Desert Rock in New Mexico The Focus Roots Awards, sponsored by Climate Riders, Nike and (more...)

We hope you will note the next installment of the Bitches on Bikes parties: now they’re taking on Climate Change. They’ve joined the Wind Power Pedalers Climate Ride Team, and will be holding a Benefit Event at New York City Hot Spot The Eldridge on Thursday, August 20, from 9-11pm, featuring a silent auction of art, curated by Gitana Rosa Gallery. Climate Ride is a 300-mile bicycle ride from New York City to Washington, D.C. to raise money to address climate change and promote renewable energy.  For more information on the Brita Climate Ride, please visit www.climateride.org or the Wind (more...)

Jean Sideris Outreach Coordinator for the Climate Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists The timing of our ride couldn't be better--we are at a historical moment for climate policy. We have a president, a House and a Senate who are ready to take action. In fact, the House of Representatives passed a comprehensive climate bill this summer. Now, that bill is far from perfect and is the smallest of steps towards truly meeting the climate challenge. However, it does put a cap on carbon and sets the framework for moving to a clean energy economy. A year ago, even (more...)