(via Brownstoner)

1) Learn how to change a tire tube.

2) Bike 100 miles in one day (Montauk Century 2010).

3) Figure out a good bike route from Brooklyn to Long Island.

4) Buy clipless pedals.

5) Meet lots of other Brooklyn cyclists.

6) Try commuting by bike (at least once).

7) Support great bike-friendly groups like Transportation Alternatives, Times Up and Recycle-a-Bicycle.

8) Organize a group ride.

9) Sign up for a multi-day bike trip.

10) Convince another friend or family member to get a bike and become a cyclist.

What about you?

Happy New Year from the Brooklyncyclist.com!

Apparently there’s a New Year’s Eve party out in Bushwick tonight to benefit the “Bedford Bike Lane Activist Defense Fund.”

Hold up… There’s a Bedford Bike Lane Activist Defense Fund???

(Found via: Media Mind Candy)

Sorry to have missed this celebration last week. My road bike is a recycle-a-bike — bought it last year and love it.

(Photo credit: builditgreennyc)

Is this real, or are those cars just lined up at a stop sign? ;-)

(via @gothamist)

iaminlikewithmybike:

cbeth:

This IS my dad.

Swanky bike racks near Fulton Mall and Borough Hall.

Ahh, nothing like the site of freshly cut bike lane… This one’s on Union Street in Carroll Gardens.

Remember when I was complaining about the condition of the bike lane here? ;-)

Bikes waiting while their owners grocery shop at Fairway Market in Red Hook.

Spotted this crazy bike contraption on Van Brunt Street in Red Hook. Doesn’t look like it’s been used in quite a while…